Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division

Grama Niladhari Division in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Dambahena

Grama Niladhari Division

Coordinates: 6°51′00″N 79°56′04″E﻿ / ﻿6.850088°N 79.934433°E﻿ / 6.850088; 79.934433
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Western Province
District| Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat| Maharagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District| Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division| Maharagama Polling Division
Area

• Total| 1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation

[1]

| 19 m (62 ft)
Population

(2012)[2]

• Total| 5,233
• Density| 4,714/km2 (12,210/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| LK-1121115

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Dambahena

Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 528A.

President's College, Maharagama are located within, nearby or associated with Dambahena.

Dambahena is a surrounded by the Maharagama West, Pannipitiya North, Maharagama Town, Pamunuwa and Polwatta Grama Niladhari Divisions.

## Demographics[edit]

### Ethnicity[edit]

The Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.7%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%)[2]

Ethnicity in Dambahena[2]

Sinhalese (92.7%)

Moor (4.5%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (1.4%)

Other (1.4%)

### Religion[edit]

The Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (89.0%). In comparison, the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (92.0%)[2]

Religion in Dambahena[2]

Buddhist (89.0%)

Muslim (5.0%)

Roman Catholic (3.4%)

Other Christian (1.5%)

Hindu (1.1%)

Other (0.0%)

## Gallery[edit]

Places adjacent to Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division

|  | Pamunuwa | Polwatta

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Maharagama West |

Dambahena Grama Niladhari Division

| Pannipitiya North
|  |
| Maharagama Town |

Dambahena Devalaya is the oldest religious site located in the center of the village

## 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.