Kollupitiya_Grama_Niladhari_Division

Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division

Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division

Grama Niladhari Division in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Kollupitiya

Visumpaya, Temple Trees, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, S. Thomas' Preparatory School, A0 road (Sri Lanka), Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Colombo, Marine Drive Tunnel and Seema Malaka are located within, nearby or associated with Kollupitiya.

Kollupitiya is a surrounded by the Wekanda, Ibbanwala, Galle Face, Bambalapitiya and Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (50.9%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (23.2%) and a significant Moor population (16.0%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%)[2]

Ethnicity in Kollupitiya[2]

  Sinhalese (50.9%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (23.2%)
  Moor (16.0%)
  Other (5.9%)
  Malay (1.9%)
  Indian Tamil (1.4%)
  Other (0.7%)

Religion

The Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (44.0%), a significant Muslim population (22.0%), a significant Hindu population (12.8%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.4%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)[2]

Religion in Kollupitiya[2]

  Buddhist (44.0%)
  Muslim (22.0%)
  Hindu (12.8%)
  Roman Catholic (10.4%)
  Other Christian (9.9%)
  Other (1.0%)

References

  1. [1]
    "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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