Grandpass South | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-1103075 |
Coordinates: | 6.9427°N 79.8732°W |
Area Total Km2: | 0.58 |
Elevation M: | 31 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 17588 |
Population Density Km2: | 30324 |
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: | Colombo Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Colombo Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Colombo Central Polling Division |
Grandpass South Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Colombo Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
R. Premadasa Stadium, Grandpass, Maligawatta and Sugathadasa Stadium are located within, nearby or associated with Grandpass South.
Grandpass South is a surrounded by the New Bazaar, Maligawatta East, Nawagampura, Orugodawatta, Dematagoda, Khettarama, Bloemendhal and Grandpass North Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Grandpass South Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor plurality (45.1%), a significant Sinhalese population (34.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.6%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Grandpass South Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%)[2]
The Grandpass South Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim plurality (45.1%), a significant Buddhist population (31.8%) and a significant Hindu population (14.7%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Grandpass South Grama Niladhari Division) has a Muslim plurality (41.8%), a significant Hindu population (22.7%), a significant Buddhist population (19.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.1%)[3]