Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division

Dehiwala West
Dehiwala West
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°51′29″N 79°51′43″E / 6.858160°N 79.861970°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Dehiwala Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	5,184
• Density	8,786/km2 (22,760/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1130040

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440yds

Dehiwala West

Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 540A.

Dehiwala West is a surrounded by the Dehiwala East, Jayathilaka, Wellawatta South and Galwala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (54.8%), a significant Sinhalese population (21.8%) and a significant Moor population (20.2%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Dehiwala West^[2]

Sri Lankan Tamil (54.8%)

Sinhalese (21.8%)

Moor (20.2%)

Other (1.9%)

Indian Tamil (1.4%)

Religion

The Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu plurality (44.4%), a significant Muslim population (22.5%), a significant Buddhist population (14.1%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%)^[2]

Religion in Dehiwala West^[2]

Hindu (44.4%)

Muslim (22.5%)

Buddhist (14.1%)

Roman Catholic (10.7%)

Other Christian (8.2%)

Other (0.1%)

References

^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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 2020-06-06.

[geo-1] "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.

[census2012-2] "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 2020-06-06.

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