Weerahela Grama Niladhari Division

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Weerahela
Coordinates: 6°19′28″N 81°18′18″E / 6.324509°N 81.304879°E / 6.324509; 81.304879
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictHambantota District
Divisional SecretariatThissamaharama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Polling DivisionThissamaharama Polling Division
Area
 • Total5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total2,550
 • Density508/km2 (1,320/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-3309025

Weerahela Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thissamaharama Divisional Secretariat of Hambantota District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 44.

Weerahela is a surrounded by the Saliyapura, Jayagama, Saddhathissapura New Town, Saddhathissapura, Saddhathissapura, Mahasenpura and Joolpallama Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Weerahela Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.9%) . In comparison, the Thissamaharama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Weerahela Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (96.6%)[2]

Ethnicity in Weerahela[2]

  Sinhalese (94.9%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (5.1%)
  Other (0.0%)

Religion[edit]

The Weerahela Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (97.3%) . In comparison, the Thissamaharama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Weerahela Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.0%)[2]

Religion in Weerahela[2]

  Buddhist (97.3%)
  Hindu (1.8%)
  Other (0.9%)

References[edit]

  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.