Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 16.
Alapalawala East | |
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| Coordinates: 7°14′25″N 80°34′50″E / 7.240391°N 80.580540°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
| Divisional Secretariat | Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat |
| Electoral District | Kandy Electoral District |
| Polling Division | Udunuwara Polling Division |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 746 |
| • Density | 867/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-2139170 |
Angunawela, Handessa, Angunawala and Piligalla are located within, nearby or associated with Alapalawala East.
Alapalawala East is a surrounded by the Yalegoda West, Piligalla West, Naranwala, Alapalawala West, Mampitiya and Rajagiriya Grama Niladhari Divisions.
Demographics
editEthnicity
editThe Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (80.6%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (18.6%). In comparison, the Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (72.7%) and a significant Moor population (24.4%)[2]
Religion
editThe Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (79.2%) and a significant Hindu population (13.1%). In comparison, the Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.0%) and a significant Muslim population (24.5%)[2]
Religion in Alapalawala East[2]
References
edit- ^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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