Milagiriya | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-1127065 |
Coordinates: | 6.8916°N 79.8581°W |
Area Total Km2: | 1.22 |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 7348 |
Population Density Km2: | 6023 |
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 |
Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Kirilapone North, Visakha Vidyalaya, Bambalapitiya, Milagiriya, Majestic City, Bodu Bala Sena, Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Saifee Villa and E FM are located within, nearby or associated with Milagiriya.
Milagiriya is a surrounded by the Bambalapitiya, Kurunduwatta, Thimbirigasyaya and Havelock Town Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese plurality (43.9%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (32.5%) and a significant Moor population (15.6%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%)[3]
The Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (36.0%), a significant Hindu population (30.6%), a significant Muslim population (17.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.5%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)[4]