Havelock Town | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-1127070 |
Coordinates: | 6.8861°N 79.8625°W |
Area Total Km2: | 1.47 |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 7400 |
Population Density Km2: | 5034 |
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: | Colombo West Polling Division |
Havelock Town Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Isipathanaramaya Temple, Colts Cricket Club Ground, Havelock Park, Hejaaz International School, Havelock City, St. Peter's College, Colombo, Isipathana College, Bambalapitiya, Milagiriya and Visakha Vidyalaya are located within, nearby or associated with Havelock Town.
Havelock Town is a surrounded by the Milagiriya, Kirula, Wellawatta North and Thimbirigasyaya Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Havelock Town Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese plurality (39.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (36.1%) and a significant Moor population (17.7%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Havelock Town 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 Havelock Town Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu plurality (33.6%), a significant Buddhist population (30.3%) and a significant Muslim population (20.5%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Havelock Town Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)[3]