Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division

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Malabe West
Grama Niladhari Division
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Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital is located within, nearby or associated with the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division
Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division
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Coordinates: 6°54′01″N79°57′36″E / 6.900247°N 79.959930°E / 6.900247; 79.959930
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
1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2012) [2]
 • Total
5,141
 • Density3,173/km2 (8,220/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code LK-1109130
Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division
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Malabe West

Malabe West 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 476A.

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Malabe Boys' School, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital and Malabe are located within, nearby or associated with Malabe West.

Malabe West is a surrounded by the Arangala, Hokandara North, Malabe East, Malabe North, Pothuarawa, Thalangama North B and Thalahena North Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.6%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.6%) [2]

Ethnicity in Malabe West [2]
  1. Sinhalese (96.6%)
  2. Other (1.60%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamil (1.10%)
  4. Other (0.80%)

Religion

The Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (94.0%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.4%) [2]

Religion in Malabe West [2]
  1. Buddhist (94.0%)
  2. Roman Catholic (2.00%)
  3. Other (1.40%)
  4. Others (1.30%)
  5. Hindu (1.30%)

References

  1. ↑ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.


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