Kobawaka South Grama Niladhari Division

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Kobawaka South
Coordinates: 6°40′17″N 80°08′44″E / 6.671447°N 80.145525°E / 6.671447; 80.145525
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictKalutara District
Divisional SecretariatBulathsinhala Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictKalutara Electoral District
Polling DivisionBulathsinhala Polling Division
Area
 • Total5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation112 m (367 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total1,622
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1312065

Kobawaka South Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Bulathsinhala Divisional Secretariat of Kalutara District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 813B.

Kobawaka South is a surrounded by the Egaloya, Galahena, Ihala Naragala South, Retiyala and Kobawaka North Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Kobawaka South Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (75.6%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (22.4%) . In comparison, the Bulathsinhala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kobawaka South Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.0%)[2]

Ethnicity in Kobawaka South[2]

  Sinhalese (75.6%)
  Indian Tamil (22.4%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (2.0%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion[edit]

The Kobawaka South Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (75.7%) and a significant Hindu population (18.7%) . In comparison, the Bulathsinhala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kobawaka South Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.8%) and a significant Hindu population (10.2%)[2]

Religion in Kobawaka South[2]

  Buddhist (75.7%)
  Hindu (18.7%)
  Roman Catholic (3.2%)
  Other Christian (2.3%)
  Other (0.1%)

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". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.