Kekunawala | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-6175035 |
Coordinates: | 7.5177°N 79.9641°W |
Area Total Km2: | 3.07 |
Elevation M: | 31 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1915 |
Population Density Km2: | 624 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Western Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kurunegala District |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Name3: | Udubaddawa Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Kurunegala Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Bingiriya Polling Division |
Kekunawala Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Udubaddawa Divisional Secretariat of Kurunegala District of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 1493.
Kekunawala is a surrounded by the Karandavila, Kelegedara, Pahala Mandakondana, Divurumpola, Habarawewa, Kappangamuwa and Kandayaya Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Kekunawala Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (76.2%) and a significant Sinhalese population (22.7%). In comparison, the Udubaddawa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kekunawala Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (88.5%) and a significant Moor population (10.3%)[2]
The Kekunawala Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim majority (76.8%) and a significant Buddhist population (22.3%). In comparison, the Udubaddawa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kekunawala Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (74.0%), a significant Roman Catholic population (14.4%) and a significant Muslim population (10.4%)[3]