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This paper discusses the process and
characteristics of social and ethnic segregation in Sri
Lankan Muslim community. The research is aimed at
analyzing the ethnic segregation of Muslim community in
Matara district. A sample survey to investigate the
segregation process and its characteristics was conducted
in two DS divisions selected based on the index value and
Muslim population density. The Study revealed that the
causes of segregation were their higher birth rate and
weak economic status which led to vertical segregation of
Muslim community in Weligama and Welipitiya DS
Divisions. The dissimilarity index, which is a primary
statistical measurements of segregation provided evidence
of a high Muslim segregation in Matara.
