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

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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]

   Sinhalese (94.8%)

   Sri Lankan Tamil (2.2%)

  Other (1.8%)

   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]

   Buddhist (90.3%)

   Roman Catholic (3.9%)

   Other Christian (2.2%)

   Hindu (1.9%)

   Muslim (1.6%)

  Other (0.0%)

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.