Maharagama Divisional Secretariat

Maharagama Divisional Secretariat මහරගම ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කාර්යාලය (Sinhala) மகாரகம பிரதேச செயலகம் (Tamil)
Divisional Secretariat
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Area
• Total	37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population  (2024 census) [1]
• Total	196,500
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Website	http://maharagama.ds.gov.lk

Maharagama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Demography

Religion in Maharagama DS Division (2012) ^[2]

1. Buddhist (92.0%)
2. Hindu (1.50%)
3. Muslim (1.40%)
4. Roman Catholic (3.40%)
5. Other Christian (1.70%)
6. Other (0.10%)

History

The current administrative complex was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2010. ^[3]

Divisions

The Divisional Secretariat consists of 41 Grama Niladhari Divisions. ^[4]

Kalalgoda Thalawathugoda West Thalawathugoda East Kottawa South Kottawa East Kottawa City Kottawa North Kottawa West Liyanagoda Rukmale West

Rukmale East (497A) Rukmale East (497B) Malapalla East Makumbura North Malapalla West Makumbura South Mirihana North Mirihana South Madiwela Pragathipura

Thalapathpitiya Udahamulla East Udahamulla West Gangodawila South Wijerama Jambugasmulla Nawinna Pathiragoda Maharagama East Maharagama West

Pamunuwa Dambahena Polwaththa Depanama Maharagama City Pannipitiya North Pannipitiya South Godigamuwa North Godigamuwa South (532A) Godigamuwa South (532B) Waththegedara

Land Usage

The Maharagama Divisional Secretariat has 3,813 hectares (9,420 acres) of land: ^[5]

Land Consumption

1. Developed Land (46.4%)
2. Home Gardens (36.6%)
3. Paddy (13.4%)
4. Marsh (1.21%)
5. Other (2.44%)

Land Consumption		Area (Hectare)	% of Total
Developed Land (built up/residential/industrial)		1,769	46.39
Agricultural Lands	Home gardens	1,395	36.58
	Rubber	14	0.35
	Coconut	6	0.15
	Paddy	510	13.38
Marsh		46	1.21
Water resources		24	0.63
Other land (rocky/barren/sandy)		49	1.28
Total land area		3,813	100.00

References

1. Citypopulation.de Sri Lanka:Administrative Subdivision
2. "Sri Lanka Census Map". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
3. "Overview". Divisional Secretariat - Maharagama. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
4. "GN Divisions". Divisional Secretariat - Maharagama. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
5. "Physical background". Divisional Secretariat - Maharagama. Retrieved 30 October 2020.