Thunduwa East Grama Niladhari Division

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Thunduwa East
Coordinates: 6°24′39″N 80°03′09″E / 6.410732°N 80.052423°E / 6.410732; 80.052423
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictGalle District
Divisional SecretariatBentota Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Polling DivisionBentara Elpitiya Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total887
 • Density5,913/km2 (15,310/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-3103095

Thunduwa East Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Bentota Divisional Secretariat of Galle District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 12B.

Thunduwa East is a surrounded by the Meegama, Haburugala, Thunduwa West and Ladduwa Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Thunduwa East Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (94.8%). In comparison, the Bentota Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Thunduwa East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.3%)[2]

Ethnicity in Thunduwa East[2]

  Moor (94.8%)
  Sinhalese (3.4%)
  Other (1.8%)

Religion[edit]

The Thunduwa East Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim majority (96.3%). In comparison, the Bentota Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Thunduwa East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (97.1%)[2]

Religion in Thunduwa East[2]

  Muslim (96.3%)
  Buddhist (3.0%)
  Other (0.7%)

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.