Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division

Mount Lavinia
Grama Niladhari Division
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Coordinates: 6°50′20″N 79°51′50″E / 6.838750°N 79.863757°E / 6.838750; 79.863757
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatRatmalana Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionRatmalana Polling Division
Area
 • Total
1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
8,373
 • Density6,978/km2 (18,070/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1131005
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Mount Lavinia

Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Ratmalana Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 541.

Mount Lavinia is a surrounded by the Watarappala, Karagampitiya, Wathumulla, Jayathilaka, Wedikanda and Kawdana West Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (65.6%), a significant Moor population (16.1%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.7%). In comparison, the Ratmalana Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (78.9%)[2]

Ethnicity in Mount Lavinia[2]
  1. Sinhalese (65.6%)
  2. Moor (16.1%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamil (14.7%)
  4. Other (1.20%)
  5. Indian Tamil (1.20%)
  6. Burgher (1.10%)

Religion

The Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (56.0%), a significant Muslim population (16.9%) and a significant Hindu population (10.8%). In comparison, the Ratmalana Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%)[2]

Religion in Mount Lavinia[2]
  1. Buddhist (56.0%)
  2. Muslim (16.9%)
  3. Hindu (10.8%)
  4. Other Christian (9.60%)
  5. Roman Catholic (6.40%)
  6. Other (0.30%)

References

  1. ↑ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
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