Depanama Grama Niladhari Division

Depanama
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°51′34″N79°56′54″E / 6.859331°N 79.948349°E / 6.859331; 79.948349
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Maharagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Maharagama Polling Division
Area
• Total	2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	7,647
• Density	3,749/km2 (9,710/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1121065

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Depanama

Depanama Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 529A.

Depanama is a surrounded by the Pannipitiya North, Polwatta, Kalalgoda and Kottawa North Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Depanama Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.8). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Depanama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95 ^[2]

Ethnicity in Depanama ^[2]

   Sinhal (95.6%)

   Burgher (1.1%)

   Sri Lankan Tamil (8.63%)

  Other (8.1%)

Religion

The Depanama Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (93.5%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Depanama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (99.9) ^[2]

Religion in Depanama ^[2]

   Buddhist (93.5%)

   Roman Catholic (3.2%)

   Other Christian (1.6%)

   Hindu (1.2%)

  Other (0.6%)

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.