Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division

Kawdana East
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°50′41″N79°52′49″E / 6.844584°N 79.880315°E / 6.844584; 79.880315
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Dehiwala Polling Division
Area
• Total	1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	8,091
• Density	6,632/km2 (17,180/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1130075

Kawdana 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 539/42B.

Lotus Grove are located within, nearby or associated with Kawdana East.

Kawdana East is a surrounded by the Karagampitiya, Udyanaya, Bellanvila, Attidiya North, Katukurunduwatta, Kawdana West and Nedimala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (74.6%) and a significant Moor population (15.4%) . In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kawdana 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 Kawdana East ^[2]

   Sinhalese (74.6%)

   Moor (15.4%)

   Sri Lankan Tamil (6.1%)

  Other (2.1%)

   Burgher (1.9%)

Religion

The Kawdana East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (66.1%) and a significant Muslim population (16.1%) . In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kawdana 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 Kawdana East ^[2]

   Buddhist (66.1%)

   Muslim (16.1%)

   Roman Catholic (8.3%)

   Hindu (5.0%)

   Other Christian (4.4%)

  Other (0.2%)

References

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