Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division

Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 522.

Pitakotte West
Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division
Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°53′23″N 79°53′59″E / 6.889661°N 79.899821°E / 6.889661; 79.899821
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatSri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionKotte Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total5,301
 • Density5,639/km2 (14,600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1124060

Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Kotte, Kotte Museum, Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte are located within, nearby or associated with Pitakotte West.

Pitakotte West is a surrounded by the Ethulkotte, Pitakotte, Pagoda East, Pagoda, Nawala East, Koswatta and Ethulkotte West Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics edit

Ethnicity edit

The Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (89.5%) . In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%)[2]

Ethnicity in Pitakotte West[2]

  Sinhalese (89.5%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (5.6%)
  Moor (1.4%)
  Burgher (1.4%)
  Indian Tamil (1.0%)
  Other (1.0%)

Religion edit

The Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (76.6%) . In comparison, the Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pitakotte West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (77.1%)[2]

Religion in Pitakotte West[2]

  Buddhist (76.6%)
  Roman Catholic (9.6%)
  Other Christian (9.0%)
  Hindu (2.7%)
  Muslim (2.0%)
  Other (0.2%)

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References edit

  1. ^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.