Raggahawatta Grama Niladhari Division

Raggahawatta
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°55′59″N79°58′07″E / 6.933054°N 79.968699°E / 6.933054; 79.968699
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	1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	4,030
• Density	2,669/km2 (6,910/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1109010

280m
305yds

   

Raggahawatta

Raggahawatta 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 474A.

Raggahawatta is a surrounded by the Hewagama, Mahadeniya, Biyagama South, Welivita and Mabima West Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Raggahawatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.8%). In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Raggahawatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.6%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Raggahawatta ^[2]

1. Sinhalese (95.8%)
2. Other (2.5%)
3. Moor (1.7%)

Religion

The Raggahawatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (81.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (14.9%). In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Raggahawatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.4%) ^[2]

Religion in Raggahawatta ^[2]

1. Buddhist (81%)
2. Roman Catholic (14.9%)
3. Muslim (2.4%)
4. Other (1.6%)

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.