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Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division

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Pagoda East
Kotte Raja Maha Vihara is located within, nearby or associated with the Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division
Kotte Raja Maha Vihara is located within, nearby or associated with the Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division
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Coordinates: 6°52′24″N 79°54′02″E / 6.873295°N 79.900504°E / 6.873295; 79.900504
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatSri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionKotte Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total5,944
 • Density8,256/km2 (21,380/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1124085

Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 519C.

Jubilee Post, Nugegoda and Kotte Raja Maha Vihara are located within, nearby or associated with Pagoda East.

Pagoda East is a surrounded by the Mirihana South, Pitakotte West, Gangodavila South, Gangodavila East, Gangodavila North, Nugegoda, Pitakotte and Pagoda Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.1%). In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%)[2]

Ethnicity in Pagoda East[2]

  Sinhalese (91.1%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (4.9%)
  Other (4.0%)

Religion

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The Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (83.0%). In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pagoda East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (77.1%)[2]

Religion in Pagoda East[2]

  Buddhist (83.0%)
  Roman Catholic (6.0%)
  Other Christian (5.3%)
  Hindu (3.4%)
  Muslim (2.2%)
  Other (0.2%)
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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" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.