Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division

Grama Niladhari Division in Western Province, Sri Lanka

6°51′22″N 79°52′09″E / 6.856035°N 79.869243°E / 6.856035; 79.869243CountrySri LankaProvince Western Province DistrictColombo DistrictDivisional SecretariatDehiwala Divisional SecretariatElectoral DistrictColombo Electoral DistrictPolling DivisionDehiwala Polling DivisionArea

• Total0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi)Elevation

^[1]

19 m (62 ft)Population

(2012)^[2]

• Total6,767 • Density13,013/km² (33,700/sq mi)ISO 3166 codeLK-1130045

400m
440yds

Dehiwala East

Dehiwala 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 540.

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara and Christ Church, Galkissa are located within, nearby or associated with Dehiwala East.

Dehiwala East is a surrounded by the Udyanaya, Malwatta, Jayathilaka, Dehiwala West and Galwala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (52.6%), a significant Moor population (23.0%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (20.9%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala 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%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Dehiwala East^[2]

Sinhalese (52.6%)

Moor (23.0%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (20.9%)

Other (2.0%)

Burgher (1.6%)

Religion

The Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (46.7%), a significant Muslim population (24.0%) and a significant Hindu population (17.0%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%)^[2]

Religion in Dehiwala East^[2]

Buddhist (46.7%)

Muslim (24.0%)

Hindu (17.0%)

Roman Catholic (8.6%)

Other Christian (3.6%)

Other (0.1%)

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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.