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Grama Niladhari Division in Western Province, Sri Lanka
Kawdana East
Grama Niladhari Division
Location of Kawdana East
Coordinates: 6°50′41″N 79°52′49″E / 6.844584°N 79.880315°E / 6.844584; 79.880315
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatDehiwala Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionDehiwala Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.22 km (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 • Total8,091
 • Density6,632/km (17,180/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1130075

Kawdana East 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 539/42B.

Lotus Grove are located within, nearby or associated with Kawdana East.

Kawdana East is a surrounded by the Karagampitiya, Udyanaya, Bellanvila, Attidiya North, Katukurunduwatta, Kawdana West and Nedimala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (74.6%) and a significant Moor population (15.4%) . In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%)

Ethnicity in Kawdana East

  Sinhalese (74.6%)  Moor (15.4%)  Sri Lankan Tamil (6.1%)  Other (2.1%)  Burgher (1.9%)

Religion

The Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (66.1%) and a significant Muslim population (16.1%) . In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%)

Religion in Kawdana East

  Buddhist (66.1%)  Muslim (16.1%)  Roman Catholic (8.3%)  Hindu (5.0%)  Other Christian (4.4%)  Other (0.2%)
Places adjacent to Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division
Udyanaya Nedimala Bellanvila
Karagampitiya and Kawdana West Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division
Katukurunduwatta Attidiya North

References

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


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