Sammanthranapura Grama Niladhari Division Explained

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.

Demographics

Ethnicity

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]

Religion

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS EarthExplorer. 2020. earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey.
  2. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  3. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  4. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.