Kuppiyawatta West
Grama Niladhari Division
Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Division
Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°55′25″N 79°52′11″E / 6.923726°N 79.869820°E / 6.923726; 79.869820
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatThimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionBorella Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total6,954
 • Density17,385/km2 (45,030/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1127020

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

Dharmasoka College, Ananda College, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Medical College, Nalanda College, Colombo, Panchikawatte, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Carey College, Colombo, Zahira College, Colombo and Maradana are located within, nearby or associated with Kuppiyawatta West.

Kuppiyawatta West is a surrounded by the Maradana, Ibbanwala, Maligakanda, Borella North, Kuppiyawatta East and Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Division

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (58.3%) and a significant Moor population (32.0%) . In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kuppiyawatta West 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 Kuppiyawatta West[2]

  Sinhalese (58.3%)
  Moor (32.0%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (7.4%)
  Other (2.3%)

Religion

The Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (56.2%) and a significant Muslim population (33.2%) . In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kuppiyawatta West 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 Kuppiyawatta West[2]

  Buddhist (56.2%)
  Muslim (33.2%)
  Hindu (6.0%)
  Roman Catholic (3.2%)
  Other Christian (1.4%)
  Other (0.0%)

References

  1. ↑ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
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