Makumbura North Grama Niladhari Division

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Makumbura North
Coordinates: 6°50′33″N 79°58′53″E / 6.842611°N 79.981437°E / 6.842611; 79.981437
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatMaharagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionMaharagama Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total3,458
 • Density3,060/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1121145

Makumbura North 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 498A.

Makumbura North is a surrounded by the Homagama South, Galavilawatta North, Malapalla West, Kottawa Town, Makumbura South and Malapalla East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Makumbura North Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.1%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Makumbura North Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%)[2]

Ethnicity in Makumbura North[2]

  Sinhalese (95.1%)
  Other (2.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.3%)
  Other (0.7%)

Religion[edit]

The Makumbura North Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (93.0%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Makumbura North Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (92.0%)[2]

Religion in Makumbura North[2]

  Buddhist (93.0%)
  Others (2.8%)
  Roman Catholic (1.5%)
  Hindu (1.1%)
  Other Christian (1.1%)
  Other (0.5%)

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" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.