Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division

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Maha Vilattawa
Coordinates: 7°36′32″N 79°53′53″E / 7.608879°N 79.898112°E / 7.608879; 79.898112
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province
DistrictPuttalam District
Divisional SecretariatChilaw Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictPuttalam Electoral District
Polling DivisionChilaw Polling Division
Area
 • Total2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total775
 • Density340/km2 (900/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-6233040

Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 570.

Maha Vilattawa is a surrounded by the Bingiriya, Vilattawa Palatha, Weerapandiyana, Elivitiya, Kanattawa, Punchi Vilattawa and Pulliyankadawara Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.9%). In comparison, the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (82.4%)[2]

Ethnicity in Maha Vilattawa[2]

  Sinhalese (99.9%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion[edit]

The Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (83.9%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (14.2%). In comparison, the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Maha Vilattawa Grama Niladhari Division) has a Roman Catholic plurality (45.7%) and a significant Buddhist population (36.6%)[2]

Religion in Maha Vilattawa[2]

  Buddhist (83.9%)
  Roman Catholic (14.2%)
  Other Christian (1.7%)
  Other (0.3%)

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.