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Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division

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Brahmanagama
Coordinates: 6°49′19″N 79°59′00″E / 6.822078°N 79.983232°E / 6.822078; 79.983232
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatHomagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionHomagama Polling Division
Area
 • Total2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total4,655
 • Density2,271/km2 (5,880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1112245

Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Homagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 500.

Brahmanagama is a surrounded by the Mattegoda East, Deepangoda, Niyandagala, Magammana West and Mambulgoda Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%) . In comparison, the Homagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%)[2]

Ethnicity in Brahmanagama[2]

  Sinhalese (98.1%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.1%)
  Other (0.9%)

Religion

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The Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (95.8%) . In comparison, the Homagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.2%)[2]

Religion in Brahmanagama[2]

  Buddhist (95.8%)
  Other Christian (1.6%)
  Roman Catholic (1.4%)
  Hindu (1.1%)
  Other (0.1%)

References

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