Kurunduwatta (Thimbirigasyaya) Grama Niladhari Division

Kurunduwatta
Grama Niladhari Division
Cinnamon Gardens is located within, nearby or associated with the Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°54′40″N 79°52′04″E / 6.911148°N 79.867659°E / 6.911148; 79.867659
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Borella Polling Division
Area
• Total	3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2012)^[2]
• Total	9,865
• Density	2,536/km² (6,570/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1127015

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Kurunduwatta

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

Colombo International School, Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Department of National Archives, Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, National Institute of Business Management (Sri Lanka), Town Hall, Colombo, Cinnamon Gardens, National Museum of Natural History, Colombo and Independence Memorial Museum are located within, nearby or associated with Kurunduwatta.

Kurunduwatta is a surrounded by the Ibbanwala, Borella South, Milagiriya, Narahenpita, Bambalapitiya, Borella North, Kollupitiya, Kuppiyawatta West and Thimbirigasyaya Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (73.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Kurunduwatta^[2]

Sinhalese (73.9%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (14.5%)

Moor (7.8%)

Other (1.6%)

Indian Tamil (1.3%)

Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (63.5%) and a significant Hindu population (12.7%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)^[2]

Religion in Kurunduwatta^[2]

Buddhist (63.5%)

Hindu (12.7%)

Roman Catholic (9.9%)

Muslim (9.0%)

Other Christian (4.2%)

Other (0.7%)

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-06.