Urudayandaluwa | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-6233055 |
Coordinates: | 7.5989°N 79.8423°W |
Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 455 |
Population Density Km2: | 342 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Western Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Puttalam District |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Name3: | Chilaw Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Puttalam Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Chilaw Polling Division |
Urudayandaluwa Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 569E.
Urudayandaluwa is a surrounded by the Thittakade, Manuwangama East, Manuwangama West, Nariyagama South, Parappanmulla and Thissogama Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Urudayandaluwa Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.1%). In comparison, the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Urudayandaluwa Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (82.4%)[3]
The Urudayandaluwa Grama Niladhari Division has a Roman Catholic majority (59.1%) and a significant Buddhist population (40.7%). In comparison, the Chilaw Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Urudayandaluwa Grama Niladhari Division) has a Roman Catholic plurality (45.7%) and a significant Buddhist population (36.6%)[4]