Welikada North Grama Niladhari Division

Welikada North
Welikada North
Grama Niladhari Division
	Western Hospital is located within, nearby or associated with the Welikada North Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°54′24″N 79°53′20″E / 6.906549°N 79.888752°E / 6.906549; 79.888752
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Kotte Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	4,792
• Density	12,611/km2 (32,660/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1124025

400m
440yds

Welikada North

Welikada North 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 514D.

Japanese School in Colombo, President's College, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Siege of Kotte (1557–58), Election Commission of Sri Lanka, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Western Hospital, Hewavitharana Maha Vidyalaya, Royal Colombo Golf Club and Devi Balika Vidyalaya are located within, nearby or associated with Welikada North.

Welikada North is a surrounded by the Rajagiriya, Koswatta, Nawala West, Obesekarapura, Gothamipura and Welikada West Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Welikada North Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (73.2%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.6%). In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Welikada North Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Welikada North^[2]

Sinhalese (73.2%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (17.6%)

Other (3.3%)

Moor (2.8%)

Indian Tamil (1.6%)

Other (1.6%)

Religion

The Welikada North Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (68.9%) and a significant Other Christian population (10.0%). In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Welikada North Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (77.1%)^[2]

Religion in Welikada North^[2]

Buddhist (68.9%)

Other Christian (10.0%)

Hindu (9.7%)

Roman Catholic (6.6%)

Muslim (4.0%)

Other (0.8%)

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.

[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.