Kolonnawa
කොළොන්නාව
கொழுன்னை
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[1])
 • Total64,887
Time zone+5.30

Kolonnawa (Sinhala: කොලොන්නාව, Tamil: கொழுன்னை) 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

[2]

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[3][4]
2012Percentage
Buddhist123,22564.58%
Islam43,98823.05%
Hindu12,9916.81%
Roman Catholic7,3273.84%
Other Christian3,2451.70%
Other410.02%
Total190,817100.00%
Sinhalese128,62367.41%
Sri Lankan Moor40,41221.18%
Sri Lankan Tamil15,934 8.35%
Indian Tamil2,1011.10%
Malay1,8850.99%
Burgher1,3010.68%
Other4870.26%
Sri Lankan Chetty570.03%
Baratha170.01%
Total190,817 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka - largest cities (per geographical entity)". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  2. ↑ "Ward Maps of Colombo District – Kolonnawa Urban Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by divisional secretariat division, religion and sex- 2012" (PDF).
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