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Malabe West
Grama Niladhari Division
Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital is located within, nearby or associated with the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division
Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital is located within, nearby or associated with the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division
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Coordinates: 6°54′01″N 79°57′36″E / 6.900247°N 79.959930°E / 6.900247; 79.959930
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatKaduwela Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionKaduwela Polling Division
Area
 • Total
1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
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16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
5,141
 • Density3,173/km2 (8,220/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1109130
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Malabe West

Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 476A.

Malabe Boys' School, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital and Malabe are located within, nearby or associated with Malabe West.

Malabe West is a surrounded by the Arangala, Hokandara North, Malabe East, Malabe North, Pothuarawa, Thalangama North B and Thalahena North Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.6%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.6%)[2]

Ethnicity in Malabe West[2]

  Sinhalese (96.6%)
  Other (1.6%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.1%)
  Other (0.8%)

Religion

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The Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (94.0%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.4%)[2]

Religion in Malabe West[2]

  Buddhist (94.0%)
  Roman Catholic (2.0%)
  Other (1.4%)
  Others (1.3%)
  Hindu (1.3%)
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References

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  1. ^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.


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