Kotiyagala (Ambagamuwa) Grama Niladhari Division

Kotiyagala
Kotiyagala
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°47′10″N 80°41′03″E / 6.786130°N 80.684221°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Nuwara Eliya District
Divisional Secretariat	Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Nuwara-Eliya Electoral District
Polling Division	Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division
Area
• Total	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	3,033
• Density	609/km2 (1,580/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-2315320

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Kotiyagala

Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 319P.

Kotiyagala is a surrounded by the Bogawana, Bagawanthalawa South and Loinon Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division has an Indian Tamil majority (90.0%). In comparison, the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (71.6%) and a significant Sinhalese population (21.6%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Kotiyagala^[2]

Indian Tamil (90.0%)

Moor (8.1%)

Sinhalese (1.0%)

Other (0.9%)

Religion

The Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (77.2%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.0%). In comparison, the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division) has a Hindu majority (66.6%) and a significant Buddhist population (21.4%)^[2]

Religion in Kotiyagala^[2]

Hindu (77.2%)

Roman Catholic (12.0%)

Muslim (8.7%)

Buddhist (1.1%)

Other Christian (1.1%)

Other (0.0%)

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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