Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division

Gothamipura
Grama Niladhari Division
Nawala is located within, nearby or associated with the Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°54′30″N79°53′00″E / 6.908363°N 79.883448°E / 6.908363; 79.883448
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Colombo East Polling Division
Area
• Total	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	6,498
• Density	5,198/km2 (13,460/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1127050

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Gothamipura

Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Western Hospital, Royal Colombo Golf Club, Japanese School in Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Siege of Kotte (1557–58), Kanatte Cemetery, British School in Colombo, Welikada and Nawala are located within, nearby or associated with Gothamipura.

Gothamipura is a surrounded by the Borella South, Narahenpita, Nawala West, Obesekarapura, Welikada North and Borella North Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (72.0%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (18.0%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Gothamipura ^[2]

   Sinhalese (72.0%)

   Sri Lankan Tamil (18.0%)

   Moor (7.4%)

  Other (2.7%)

Religion

The Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (65.6%) and a significant Hindu population (13.7%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Gothamipura Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%) ^[2]

Religion in Gothamipura ^[2]

   Buddhist (65.6%)

   Hindu (13.7%)

   Muslim (8.2%)

   Roman Catholic (8.1%)

   Other Christian (4.2%)

  Other (0.3%)

Gallery

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  Western Hospital
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  Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
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  Siege of Kotte (1557–58)
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  Kanatte Cemetery
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  Nawala

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-05.