Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division

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Slave Island
Slave Island railway station is located within, nearby or associated with the Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division
Slave Island railway station is located within, nearby or associated with the Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°55′31″N 79°51′03″E / 6.925199°N 79.850861°E / 6.925199; 79.850861
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatColombo Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionColombo Central Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total3,795
 • Density29,192/km2 (75,610/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1103130

Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Colombo Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Slave Island railway station, Slave Island, SLAF Colombo, Old Army Headquarters, Colombo, Victoria Masonic Temple, Beira Lake, Union Place, Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and One Galle Face are located within, nearby or associated with Slave Island.

Slave Island is a surrounded by the Fort, Wekanda, Ibbanwala, Hunupitiya and Galle Face Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (52.2%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.6%), a significant Sinhalese population (15.8%) and a significant Malay population (12.8%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%)[2]

Ethnicity in Slave Island[2]

  Moor (52.2%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (17.6%)
  Sinhalese (15.8%)
  Malay (12.8%)
  Indian Tamil (1.3%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion[edit]

The Slave Island Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim majority (69.7%), a significant Buddhist population (14.4%) and a significant Hindu population (10.5%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Slave Island 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%)[2]

Religion in Slave Island[2]

  Muslim (69.7%)
  Buddhist (14.4%)
  Hindu (10.5%)
  Roman Catholic (4.5%)
  Other (0.9%)

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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.