Pitakotte West
Grama Niladhari Division
Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division
Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°53′23″N 79°53′59″E / 6.889661°N 79.899821°E / 6.889661; 79.899821
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatSri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionKotte Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total5,301
 • Density5,639/km2 (14,600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1124060

Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 522.

Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Kotte, Kotte Museum, Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte are located within, nearby or associated with Pitakotte West.

Pitakotte West is a surrounded by the Ethulkotte, Pitakotte, Pagoda East, Pagoda, Nawala East, Koswatta and Ethulkotte West Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (89.5%) . In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%)[2]

Ethnicity in Pitakotte West[2]

  Sinhalese (89.5%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (5.6%)
  Moor (1.4%)
  Burgher (1.4%)
  Indian Tamil (1.0%)
  Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (76.6%) . In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (77.1%)[2]

Religion in Pitakotte West[2]

  Buddhist (76.6%)
  Roman Catholic (9.6%)
  Other Christian (9.0%)
  Hindu (2.7%)
  Muslim (2.0%)
  Other (0.2%)

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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