Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division

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Dambahena
Coordinates: 6°51′00″N 79°56′04″E / 6.850088°N 79.934433°E / 6.850088; 79.934433
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatMaharagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionMaharagama Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total5,233
 • Density4,714/km2 (12,210/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1121115

Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 528A.

President's College, Maharagama are located within, nearby or associated with Dambahena.

Dambahena is a surrounded by the Maharagama West, Pannipitiya North, Maharagama Town, Pamunuwa and Polwatta Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.7%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%)[2]

Ethnicity in Dambahena[2]

  Sinhalese (92.7%)
  Moor (4.5%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.4%)
  Other (1.4%)

Religion[edit]

The Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (89.0%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (92.0%)[2]

Religion in Dambahena[2]

  Buddhist (89.0%)
  Muslim (5.0%)
  Roman Catholic (3.4%)
  Other Christian (1.5%)
  Hindu (1.1%)
  Other (0.0%)

Gallery[edit]

Dambahena Devalaya is the oldest religious site located in the center of the village

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-06.