Kotiyagala | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-2315320 |
Coordinates: | 6.7861°N 80.6842°W |
Area Total Km2: | 4.98 |
Elevation M: | 1380 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3033 |
Population Density Km2: | 609 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nuwara Eliya District |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Name3: | Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Nuwara-Eliya Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division |
Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 319P.
Kotiyagala is a surrounded by the Bogawana, Bagawanthalawa South and Loinon Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division has an Indian Tamil majority (90.0%). In comparison, the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (71.6%) and a significant Sinhalese population (21.6%)[2]
The Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (77.2%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.0%). In comparison, the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kotiyagala Grama Niladhari Division) has a Hindu majority (66.6%) and a significant Buddhist population (21.4%)[3]