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Kottawa East
Coordinates: 6°51′33″N 79°58′11″E / 6.859047°N 79.969606°E / 6.859047; 79.969606
Country Sri Lanka
Province Western Province
District Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat Maharagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division Maharagama Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2012) [2]
 • Total5,632
 • Density3,095/km2 (8,020/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code LK-1121035

Kottawa East Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 496A.

Wickramasinhapura are located within, nearby or associated with Kottawa East.

Kottawa East is a surrounded by the Hokandara East, Rukmale West, Kottawa South, Liyanagoda and Hokandara South Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kottawa East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.7%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kottawa East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%) [2]

Ethnicity in Kottawa East [2]

   Sinhalese (97.7%)
  Other (2.3%)

Religion

The Kottawa East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (94.3%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kottawa East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (92.0%) [2]

Religion in Kottawa East [2]

   Buddhist (94.3%)
   Roman Catholic (2.4%)
   Other Christian (1.8%)
  Other (1.4%)

References

  1. ^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. ^ 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 2020-06-06.