Kolonnawa

Kolonnawa
කොළොන්නාව
கொலன்னாவ
town
Kolonnawa is located in Colombo District
Kolonnawa
Kolonnawa
Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°55′42″N 79°53′42″E / 6.92833°N 79.89500°E / 6.92833; 79.89500
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Population
(2012)
 • Total64,887
Time zone+5.30

Kolonnawa (Sinhala: කොලොන්නාව, Tamil: கொலன்னாவ) is a town located on the eastern boundary of Colombo District, Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is bounded by Kelani River to the north, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha to the east, Kotte Municipal Council to the south and Colombo Municipal Council to the west.

Kolonnawa Urban Council

Zone

  • Kolonnawa
  • Orugodawatte
  • Wellampitiya
  • Sedawatta
  • Salamulla
  • Meethotamulla

Demographics

Kolonnawa Municipality area is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012, the demographics by ethnicity and religion are as follows:

Religious & ethnic identification in Kolonnawa Municipality area
2012 Percentage
Buddhist 123,225 64.58%
Islam 43,988 23.05%
Hindu 12,991 6.81%
Roman Catholic 7,327 3.84%
Other Christian 3,245 1.70%
Other 41 0.02%
Total 190,817 100.00%
Sinhalese 128,623 67.41%
Sri Lankan Moor 40,412 21.18%
Sri Lankan Tamil 15,934 8.35%
Indian Tamil 2,101 1.10%
Malay 1,885 0.99%
Burgher 1,301 0.68%
Other 487 0.26%
Sri Lankan Chetty 57 0.03%
Baratha 17 0.01%
Total 190,817 100.00%

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