Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat

Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat
Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat
	Divisional Secretariat
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Area
• Total	34 sq mi (88 km2)
Population (2012)
• Total	252,041
• Density	7,420/sq mi (2,864/km2)
Ethnicity (2012 census) [1]
• Sinhalese	241,070(95.65%)
• Sri Lankan Moors	2,180 (0.86%)
• Sri Lankan Tamil	4,712(1.87%)
• Indian Tamil	626 (0.25%)
• Other	2,453 (0.97%)
Religion (2012 census) [2]
• Buddhist	227,939(90.44%)
• Islam	3,735(1.48%)
• Christian	16,398(6.51%)
• Hindu	3,524(1.40%)
• Other	445(0.18%)
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
Website	http://www.kaduwela.ds.gov.lk

Last updated April 13, 2019

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References

↑ "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
↑ "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

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[2012eth-1] "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

[2012rel-2] "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.