Korathota Grama Niladhari Division

Korathota
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°54′29″N80°00′05″E / 6.908030°N 80.001314°E / 6.908030; 80.001314
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Kaduwela Polling Division
Area
• Total	5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	9,178
• Density	1,728/km2 (4,480/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1109080

Korathota Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 488.

Korathota is a surrounded by the Welihinda, Mullegama North, Dedigamuwa, Pahala Bomiriya B, Nawagamuwa, Nawagamuwa South, Shanthalokagama, Thunadahena and Kothalawala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Korathota Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.3%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Korathota Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.6%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Korathota ^[2]

   Sinhalese (98.3%)

  Other (1.7%)

Religion

The Korathota Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Korathota Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.4%) ^[2]

Religion in Korathota ^[2]

   Buddhist (96.3%)

  Other (1.9%)

   Roman Catholic (1.7%)

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.