Kolonnawa

Kolonnawa (Sinhala: කොලොන්නාව, Tamil: கொழுன்னை) is a town located on the eastern boundary of Colombo District, Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is bounded by Kelani River to the north, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha to the East, Kotte Municipal Council to the south and Colombo Municipal Council to the west.

Kolonnawa
කොළොන්නාව
கொழுன்னை
town
Kolonnawa is located in Colombo District
Kolonnawa
Kolonnawa
Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°55′42″N 79°53′42″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Population
 (2012[1])
 • Total64,887
Time zone+5.30

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. Retrieved 2012-12-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Ward Maps of Colombo District – Kolonnawa Urban Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by divisional secretariat division, religion and sex- 2012" (PDF).
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