Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division

Pepiliyana West
Grama Niladhari Division
Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°51′24″N79°53′17″E / 6.856611°N 79.887993°E / 6.856611; 79.887993
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Kesbewa Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	5,039
• Density	7,410/km2 (19,200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1136005

Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 535.

Pepiliyana West is a surrounded by the Bellanvila, Kohuwala, Nedimala, Divulpitiya West and Pepiliyana East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.0%). In comparison, the Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.3%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Pepiliyana West ^[2]

   Sinhalese (90.0%)

   Sri Lankan Tamil (3.0%)

   Moor (2.6%)

   Burgher (1.8%)

  Other (1.6%)

   Malay (1.1%)

Religion

The Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (81.2%). In comparison, the Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pepiliyana West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.0%) ^[2]

Religion in Pepiliyana West ^[2]

   Buddhist (81.2%)

   Roman Catholic (7.5%)

   Muslim (4.8%)

   Other Christian (3.4%)

   Hindu (2.8%)

  Other (0.2%)

References

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