Wellawatta South Grama Niladhari Division

Wellawatta South
Grama Niladhari Division
St. Lawrence's Church, Wellawatte is located within, nearby or associated with the Wellawatta South Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°52′01″N79°51′41″E / 6.866890°N 79.861484°E / 6.866890; 79.861484
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Colombo West Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	10,826
• Density	13,879/km2 (35,950/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1127090

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Wellawatta South

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

St. Lawrence's Church, Wellawatte, Mount-Lavinia and Wellawatte are located within, nearby or associated with Wellawatta South.

Wellawatta South is a surrounded by the Dehiwala West, Galwala, Sri Saranankara, Pamankada West and Wellawatta North Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Wellawatta South Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (57.3%), a significant Sinhalese population (26.1%) and a significant Moor population (13.8%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Wellawatta South 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 Wellawatta South ^[2]

   Sri Lankan Tamil (57.3%)

   Sinhalese (26.1%)

   Moor (13.8%)

   Indian Tamil (1.9%)

  Other (0.9%)

Religion

The Wellawatta South Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (53.2%), a significant Buddhist population (20.4%) and a significant Muslim population (15.6%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Wellawatta South 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 Wellawatta South ^[2]

   Hindu (53.2%)

   Buddhist (20.4%)

   Muslim (15.6%)

   Roman Catholic (6.5%)

   Other Christian (4.1%)

  Other (0.2%)

Gallery

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  St. Lawrence's Church, Wellawatte
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  Mount-Lavinia

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.