Malabe West | |
Coordinates: | 6.9002°N 79.9599°W |
Area Total Km2: | 1.62 |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5141 |
Population Density Km2: | 3173 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name5: | Kaduwela Polling Division |
Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 476A.
Malabe Boys' School, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital and Malabe are located within, nearby or associated with Malabe West.
Malabe West is a surrounded by the Arangala, Hokandara North, Malabe East, Malabe North, Pothuarawa, Thalangama North B and Thalahena North Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.6%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.6%)[3]
The Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (94.0%) . In comparison, the Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Malabe West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.4%)[4]