Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division

Slave Island
Slave Island
Grama Niladhari Division
	Slave Island railway station is located within, nearby or associated with the Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 6°55′31″N 79°51′03″E / 6.925199°N 79.850861°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Colombo Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Colombo Central Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	3,795
• Density	29,192/km2 (75,610/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1103130

400m
440yds

Slave Island

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

Slave Island railway station, Slave Island, SLAF Colombo, Old Army Headquarters, Colombo, Victoria Masonic Temple, Beira Lake, Union Place, Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and One Galle Face are located within, nearby or associated with Slave Island.

Slave Island is a surrounded by the Fort, Wekanda, Ibbanwala, Hunupitiya and Galle Face Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (52.2%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.6%), a significant Sinhalese population (15.8%) and a significant Malay population (12.8%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Slave Island 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 Slave Island^[2]

Moor (52.2%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (17.6%)

Sinhalese (15.8%)

Malay (12.8%)

Indian Tamil (1.3%)

Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim majority (69.7%), a significant Buddhist population (14.4%) and a significant Hindu population (10.5%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Slave Island 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 Slave Island^[2]

Muslim (69.7%)

Buddhist (14.4%)

Hindu (10.5%)

Roman Catholic (4.5%)

Other (0.9%)

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.

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