Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division

Dambahena
Dambahena
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°51′00″N 79°56′04″E / 6.850088°N 79.934433°E
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
• Total	1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	5,233
• Density	4,714/km2 (12,210/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1121115

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440yds

Dambahena

Dambahena 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 528A.

President's College, Maharagama are located within, nearby or associated with Dambahena.

Dambahena is a surrounded by the Maharagama West, Pannipitiya North, Maharagama Town, Pamunuwa and Polwatta Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.7%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Dambahena^[2]

Sinhalese (92.7%)

Moor (4.5%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (1.4%)

Other (1.4%)

Religion

The Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (89.0%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (92.0%)^[2]

Religion in Dambahena^[2]

Buddhist (89.0%)

Muslim (5.0%)

Roman Catholic (3.4%)

Other Christian (1.5%)

Hindu (1.1%)

Other (0.0%)

Gallery

Dambahena Devalaya is the oldest religious site located in the center of the village

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 2020-06-06.

[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 2020-06-06.

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