Kolonnawa

Kolonnawa

කොලොන්නාව

கொலன்னாவ
Suburb
Kolonnawa
Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°55′42″N 79°53′42″E / 6.92833°N 79.89500°E / 6.92833; 79.89500Coordinates: 6°55′42″N 79°53′42″E / 6.92833°N 79.89500°E / 6.92833; 79.89500
Country Sri Lanka
Province Western Province
District Colombo District
Population (2012[1])
 • Total 64,887
Time zone +5.30

Kolonnawa is a suburb of Colombo city, in Colombo District, Western Province of Sri Lanka.


Kolonnawa Urban Council

Zone [2]

  • Kolonnawa
  • Orugodawatte
  • Wellampitiya

Demographics

Kolonnawa Municipality area is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012 the demographics by ethnicity and religion is as follows:.

Religious & Ethnic Identification in Kolonnawa Municipality area [3] [4]
2012Percentage
Buddhist123,22564.58%
Islam43,98823.05%
Hindu12,9916.81%
Roman Catholic7,3273.84%
Other Christian3,2451.70%
Other410.02%
Total190,817100.00%
Sinhalese128,62367.41%
Sri Lankan Moor40,41221.18%
Sri Lankan Tamil15,934 8.35%
Indian Tamil2,1011.10%
Malay1,8850.99%
Burgher1,3010.68%
Other4870.26%
Sri Lankan Chetty570.03%
Baratha170.01%
Total190,817 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka - largest cities (per geographical entity)". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-17. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Ward Maps of Colombo District – Kolonnawa Urban Council" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012".
  4. ↑ "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by divisional secretariat division, religion and sex- 2012" (PDF).
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