Kuragama Grama Niladhari Division

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Kuragama
Coordinates: 7°21′10″N 80°31′05″E / 7.352779°N 80.517998°E / 7.352779; 80.517998
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional SecretariatThumpane Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Polling DivisionGalagedara Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total800
 • Density714/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-2103295

Kuragama Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thumpane Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 365.

Pelenegama, Pohaliyadda, Girantalawa and Poholiadda are located within, nearby or associated with Kuragama.

Kuragama is a surrounded by the Kuragama North, Paranagama, Pavulpawa, Poholiyadda, Hiyadala and Wettewa Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Kuragama Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.8%). In comparison, the Thumpane Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kuragama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (92.3%)[2]

Ethnicity in Kuragama[2]

  Sinhalese (99.8%)
  Other (0.2%)

Religion[edit]

The Kuragama Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (99.5%). In comparison, the Thumpane Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kuragama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (91.8%)[2]

Religion in Kuragama[2]

  Buddhist (99.5%)
  Other (0.5%)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. ^ 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.