Dematagoda Grama Niladhari Division

Dematagoda
Dematagoda
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°56′08″N 79°52′53″E / 6.935420°N 79.881398°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Borella Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	18,602
• Density	22,412/km2 (58,050/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1127030

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Dematagoda

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

Dematagoda and Veluwana College are located within, nearby or associated with Dematagoda.

Dematagoda is a surrounded by the Maligawatta East, Grandpass South, Gajabapura, Meethotamulla, Orugodawatta and Wanathamulla Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dematagoda Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil plurality (34.3%), a significant Sinhalese population (30.8%) and a significant Moor population (30.1%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dematagoda 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 Dematagoda^[2]

Sri Lankan Tamil (34.3%)

Sinhalese (30.8%)

Moor (30.1%)

Malay (3.4%)

Other (1.4%)

Religion

The Dematagoda Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim plurality (37.4%), a significant Buddhist population (29.1%) and a significant Hindu population (22.4%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dematagoda 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 Dematagoda^[2]

Muslim (37.4%)

Buddhist (29.1%)

Hindu (22.4%)

Roman Catholic (8.3%)

Other Christian (2.8%)

Other (0.0%)

Gallery

References

^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

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[geo-1] "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.

[census2012-2] "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

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