Madanwala Grama Niladhari Division

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Madanwala
Coordinates: 7°09′50″N 80°46′47″E / 7.163931°N 80.779609°E / 7.163931; 80.779609
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictNuwara Eliya District
Divisional SecretariatHanguranketha Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictNuwara-Eliya Electoral District
Polling DivisionHanguranketha Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation826 m (2,710 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total695
 • Density2,106/km2 (5,450/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-2306185

Madanwala Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 493.

Madanwala is surrounded by the Damunumeya, Diya - Udagama, Dolugala, Kottala and Walalawela Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Madanwala Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.7%). In comparison, the Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madanwala Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.4%)[2]

Ethnicity in Madanwala[2]

  Sinhalese (98.7%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.0%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion[edit]

The Madanwala Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (97.7%). In comparison, the Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Madanwala Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.2%) and a significant Hindu population (12.6%)[2]

Religion in Madanwala[2]

  Buddhist (97.7%)
  Roman Catholic (1.3%)
  Hindu (1.0%)
  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.