Waga North Grama Niladhari Division

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Waga North
Coordinates: 6°52′29″N 80°08′28″E / 6.874695°N 80.141178°E / 6.874695; 80.141178
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatPadukka Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionAvissawella Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total857
 • Density816/km2 (2,110/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1118015

Waga North Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Padukka Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 457B.

Waga North is a surrounded by the Pelpola, Pinnawala South, Waga East, Waga West and Elamalawala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Waga North Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (100.0%). In comparison, the Padukka Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Waga North Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.8%)[2]

Ethnicity in Waga North[2]

  Sinhalese (100.0%)
  Other (0.0%)

Religion[edit]

The Waga North Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (98.9%). In comparison, the Padukka Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Waga North Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.6%)[2]

Religion in Waga North[2]

  Buddhist (98.9%)
  Roman Catholic (1.1%)
  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.