Madiwela Grama Niladhari Division

Madiwela
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°52′38″N79°55′17″E / 6.877292°N 79.921487°E / 6.877292; 79.921487
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Maharagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Maharagama Polling Division
Area
• Total	1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	6,244
• Density	3,952/km2 (10,240/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1121015

280m
305yds

   

Madiwela

Madiwela Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 524.

Madiwela is a surrounded by the Pahalawela, Thalawathugoda West, Thalapathpitiya, Udahamulla East, Pragathipura, Mirihana North and Pitakotte East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Madiwela Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.8%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madiwela Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Madiwela ^[2]

1. Sinhalese (94.8%)
2. Sri Lankan Tamil (2.2%)
3. Other (1.8%)
4. Malay (1.1%)

Religion

The Madiwela Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (90.3%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madiwela Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (92.0%) ^[2]

Religion in Madiwela ^[2]

1. Buddhist (90.3%)
2. Roman Catholic (3.9%)
3. Other Christian (2.2%)
4. Hindu (1.9%)
5. Muslim (1.6%)
6. Other (0%)

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 2020-06-06.