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Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division

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Madinnagoda
Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division
Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°55′07″N 79°54′15″E / 6.918489°N 79.904278°E / 6.918489; 79.904278
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatKolonnawa Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionKolonnawa Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total3,761
 • Density4,949/km2 (12,820/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1106220

Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 513B.

Madinnagoda is a surrounded by the Kotuwegoda, Elhena, Kalapaluwawa, Gothatuwa and Welikada East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.2%) . In comparison, the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (67.4%) and a significant Moor population (21.4%) [2]

Ethnicity in Madinnagoda[2]

  Sinhalese (95.2%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (3.0%)
  Other (1.9%)

Religion

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The Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (90.6%) . In comparison, the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madinnagoda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (64.6%) and a significant Muslim population (23.1%) [2]

Religion in Madinnagoda[2]

  Buddhist (90.6%)
  Roman Catholic (4.0%)
  Hindu (2.5%)
  Other Christian (1.5%)
  Muslim (1.4%)
  Other (0.0%)

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.