Madampitiya Grama Niladhari Division

Madampitiya
Madampitiya
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°57′44″N 79°52′32″E / 6.962215°N 79.875542°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Colombo Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Colombo North Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	12,970
• Density	41,839/km2 (108,360/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1103020

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Madampitiya

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

Modara, Madampitiya and Rock House Army Camp are located within, nearby or associated with Madampitiya.

Madampitiya is a surrounded by the Mahawatta, Peliyagoda Gangabada, Modara and Mattakkuliya Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Madampitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor plurality (39.6%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (29.9%) and a significant Sinhalese population (28.9%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madampitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Madampitiya^[2]

Moor (39.6%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (29.9%)

Sinhalese (28.9%)

Indian Tamil (1.0%)

Other (0.6%)

Religion

The Madampitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim plurality (41.1%), a significant Buddhist population (23.5%), a significant Hindu population (20.8%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (11.3%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madampitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Muslim plurality (41.8%), a significant Hindu population (22.7%), a significant Buddhist population (19.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.1%)^[2]

Religion in Madampitiya^[2]

Muslim (41.1%)

Buddhist (23.5%)

Hindu (20.8%)

Roman Catholic (11.3%)

Other Christian (3.3%)

Other (0.0%)

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.

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