Ilukwatta (Yatinuwara) Grama Niladhari Division

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Ilukwatta
Coordinates: 7°15′36″N 80°32′42″E / 7.260036°N 80.545126°E / 7.260036; 80.545126
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional SecretariatYatinuwara Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Polling DivisionYatinuwara Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation536 m (1,759 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total2,179
 • Density2,594/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-2136460

Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 173.

Govindala and Giragma are located within, nearby or associated with Ilukwatta.

Ilukwatta is a surrounded by the Alanduwaka, Arambegama West, Kiriwavula East, Kiriwavula West, Urapola and Pilimathalawa Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (86.4%) and a significant Moor population (12.0%). In comparison, the Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (89.9%)[2]

Ethnicity in Ilukwatta[2]

  Sinhalese (86.4%)
  Moor (12.0%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.0%)
  Other (0.6%)

Religion[edit]

The Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (85.1%) and a significant Muslim population (12.6%). In comparison, the Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.8%)[2]

Religion in Ilukwatta[2]

  Buddhist (85.1%)
  Muslim (12.6%)
  Roman Catholic (1.2%)
  Other (1.1%)

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.