Kirulapone | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-1127080 |
Coordinates: | 6.8801°N 79.8798°W |
Area Total Km2: | 1.5 |
Elevation M: | 26 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 17846 |
Population Density Km2: | 11897 |
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 East Polling Division |
Kirulapone Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Kalubowila, Pamankada, Kirulapana, Kohuwala, Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia are located within, nearby or associated with Kirulapone.
Kirulapone is a surrounded by the Pamankada East, Dutugemunu, Nugegoda West, Kirula and Wellawatta North Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Kirulapone Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (57.0%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.0%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kirulapone 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 Kirulapone Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (52.2%), a significant Hindu population (22.6%) and a significant Muslim population (10.1%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kirulapone Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)[3]