Giddawa-Waradiwela Grama Niladhari Division

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Giddawa-Waradiwela
Coordinates: 7°20′51″N 80°45′35″E / 7.347476°N 80.759797°E / 7.347476; 80.759797
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional SecretariatMedadumbara Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Polling DivisionTeldeniya Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation691 m (2,267 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total443
 • Density791/km2 (2,050/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-2124115

Giddawa-Waradiwela Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Medadumbara Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 752.

Waradiwala is located within, nearby or associated with Giddawa-Waradiwela.

Giddawa-Waradiwela is a surrounded by the Waradiwela, Weliketiya, Dunhinna and Randiwela Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Giddawa-Waradiwela Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.4%). In comparison, the Medadumbara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Giddawa-Waradiwela Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (75.1%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.6%)[2]

Ethnicity in Giddawa-Waradiwela[2]

  Sinhalese (96.4%)
  Malay (2.7%)
  Other (0.9%)

Religion[edit]

The Giddawa-Waradiwela Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (96.4%). In comparison, the Medadumbara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Giddawa-Waradiwela Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (74.8%) and a significant Hindu population (16.2%)[2]

Religion in Giddawa-Waradiwela[2]

  Buddhist (96.4%)
  Muslim (3.6%)
  Other (0.0%)

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.