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Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division

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Grama Niladhari Division in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maha Vilattawa
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 7°36′32″N 79°53′53″E / 7.608879°N 79.898112°E / 7.608879; 79.898112
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province
DistrictPuttalam District
Divisional SecretariatChilaw Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictPuttalam Electoral District
Polling DivisionChilaw Polling Division
Area
 • Total2.28 km (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total775
 • Density340/km (900/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-6233040
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440yds  Maha Vilattawa

Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 570.

Maha Vilattawa is a surrounded by the Bingiriya, Vilattawa Palatha, Weerapandiyana, Elivitiya, Kanattawa, Punchi Vilattawa and Pulliyankadawara Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.9%). In comparison, the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (82.4%)

Ethnicity in Maha Vilattawa

  Sinhalese (99.9%)  Other (0.1%)

Religion

The Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (83.9%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (14.2%). In comparison, the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division) has a Roman Catholic plurality (45.7%) and a significant Buddhist population (36.6%)

Religion in Maha Vilattawa

  Buddhist (83.9%)  Roman Catholic (14.2%)  Other Christian (1.7%)  Other (0.3%)
Places adjacent to Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division
Weerapandiyana Elivitiya
Kanattawa Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division Bingiriya
Punchi Vilattawa and Pulliyankadawara Vilattawa Palatha

References

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