Borella South | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-1127045 |
Coordinates: | 6.9151°N 79.8798°W |
Area Total Km2: | 0.71 |
Elevation M: | 41 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5127 |
Population Density Km2: | 7221 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Colombo District |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Name3: | Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Colombo Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Borella Polling Division |
Borella South Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Borella, Welikada, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, 2012 Welikada prison riot, Department of Prisons, Western Hospital, Welikada Prison and Kanatte Cemetery are located within, nearby or associated with Borella South.
Borella South is a surrounded by the Gothamipura, Narahenpita, Kurunduwatta and Borella North Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Borella South Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (67.5%), a significant Moor population (14.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.4%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Borella South Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%)[2]
The Borella South Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (57.4%), a significant Muslim population (16.7%) and a significant Hindu population (11.9%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Borella South Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)[3]