Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division

Wanathamulla
Grama Niladhari Division
Nalanda College, Colombo is located within, nearby or associated with the Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°55′34″N79°52′51″E / 6.926187°N 79.880915°E / 6.926187; 79.880915
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Borella Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	17,355
• Density	25,903/km2 (67,090/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1127035

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Wanathamulla

Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Veluwana College, Welikada Prison, Dematagoda, Department of Prisons, 2012 Welikada prison riot, Panchikawatte, Nalanda College, Colombo, Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium and St. John's College, Colombo are located within, nearby or associated with Wanathamulla.

Wanathamulla is a surrounded by the Maligawatta East, Gajabapura, Dematagoda, Welikada West, Borella North and Kuppiyawatta East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (53.4%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (29.1%) and a significant Moor population (14.5%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Wanathamulla ^[2]

   Sinhalese (53.4%)

   Sri Lankan Tamil (29.1%)

   Moor (14.5%)

  Other (2.9%)

Religion

The Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (50.7%), a significant Muslim population (16.9%), a significant Hindu population (14.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.0%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%) ^[2]

Religion in Wanathamulla ^[2]

   Buddhist (50.7%)

   Muslim (16.9%)

   Hindu (14.3%)

   Roman Catholic (13.0%)

   Other Christian (5.0%)

  Other (0.0%)

Gallery

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  Department of Prisons
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  Nalanda College, Colombo

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.