Panangala West Grama Niladhari Division

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Panangala West
Coordinates: 6°16′29″N 80°18′45″E / 6.274768°N 80.312530°E / 6.274768; 80.312530
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictGalle District
Divisional SecretariatThawalama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Polling DivisionHiniduma Polling Division
Area
 • Total3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Elevation135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total753
 • Density191/km2 (490/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-3118105

Panangala West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thawalama Divisional Secretariat of Galle District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 225A.

Panangala West is a surrounded by the Marakanda, Eppala, Malhathawa, Panangala North and Panangala East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Panangala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.5%). In comparison, the Thawalama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Panangala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (93.7%)[2]

Ethnicity in Panangala West[2]

  Sinhalese (99.5%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion[edit]

The Panangala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (99.1%). In comparison, the Thawalama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Panangala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.0%)[2]

Religion in Panangala West[2]

  Buddhist (99.1%)
  Other (0.9%)

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.