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Fort (Colombo) Grama Niladhari Division

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Grama Niladhari Division in Western Province, Sri Lanka
Fort
Grama Niladhari Division
Fort Grama Niladhari DivisionFort Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°56′44″N 79°50′19″E / 6.945689°N 79.838749°E / 6.945689; 79.838749
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Divisional SecretariatColombo Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Polling DivisionColombo Central Polling Division
Area
 • Total3.06 km (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total1,473
 • Density481/km (1,250/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-1103120

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

Sambodhi Chaithya are located within, nearby or associated with Fort.

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

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Fort Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.9%) . In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Fort Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%)

Ethnicity in Fort

  Sinhalese (92.9%)  Sri Lankan Tamil (4.0%)  Moor (1.2%)  Indian Tamil (1.0%)  Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Fort Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (91.2%) . In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Fort 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%)

Religion in Fort

  Buddhist (91.2%)  Hindu (3.5%)  Roman Catholic (2.2%)  Muslim (2.1%)  Other (1.1%)

Gallery

Places adjacent to Fort (Colombo) Grama Niladhari Division
Fort Grama Niladhari Division Pettah
Galle Face Suduwella, Hunupitiya and Slave Island

References

  1. "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
  2. ^ "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.


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