Lunupokuna Grama Niladhari Division

Lunupokuna
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°57′28″N79°51′30″E / 6.957745°N 79.858287°E / 6.957745; 79.858287
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Colombo Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Colombo North Polling Division
Area
• Total	1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	12,423
• Density	9,782/km2 (25,340/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1103035

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Lunupokuna

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

HMS Tenedos (H04), De La Salle College, Colombo and Colombo Port Power Station are located within, nearby or associated with Lunupokuna.

Lunupokuna is a surrounded by the Bloemendhal, Aluthmawatha, Kotahena East, Kotahena West and Pettah Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Lunupokuna Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (51.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (43.1%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Lunupokuna Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Lunupokuna ^[2]

   Sri Lankan Tamil (51.1%)

   Sinhalese (43.1%)

   Moor (3.3%)

   Indian Tamil (1.9%)

  Other (0.6%)

Religion

The Lunupokuna Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu plurality (37.7%), a significant Roman Catholic population (30.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (23.8%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Lunupokuna Grama Niladhari Division) has a Muslim plurality (41.8%), a significant Hindu population (22.7%), a significant Buddhist population (19.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.1%) ^[2]

Religion in Lunupokuna ^[2]

   Hindu (37.7%)

   Roman Catholic (30.0%)

   Buddhist (23.8%)

   Other Christian (4.8%)

   Muslim (3.6%)

  Other (0.1%)

Gallery

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  HMS Tenedos (H04)

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.