Sammanthranapura | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-1103005 |
Coordinates: | 6.9784°N 79.8784°W |
Area Total Km2: | 0.19 |
Elevation M: | 37 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 7829 |
Population Density Km2: | 41205 |
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: | Colombo Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Colombo Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Colombo North Polling Division |
Sammanthranapura Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Colombo Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Wattala and Kelani River are located within, nearby or associated with Sammanthranapura.
Sammanthranapura is a surrounded by the Hekitta and Mattakkuliya Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Sammanthranapura Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese plurality (41.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (35.7%) and a significant Moor population (21.5%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Sammanthranapura Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%)[3]
The Sammanthranapura Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (34.3%), a significant Muslim population (23.8%), a significant Hindu population (21.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.3%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Sammanthranapura Grama Niladhari Division) has a Muslim plurality (41.8%), a significant Hindu population (22.7%), a significant Buddhist population (19.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.1%)[4]