Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division

Alapalawala East
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 7.240391°N 80.580540°E / 7.240391; 80.580540
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Divisional Secretariat	Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Kandy Electoral District
Polling Division	Udunuwara Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.86 km^2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	573 m (1,880 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	746
• Density	867/km^2 (2,250/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-2139170

280m
305yds

   

Alapalawala East

Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 16.

Angunawela, Handessa, Angunawala and Piligalla are located within, nearby or associated with Alapalawala East.

Alapalawala East is a surrounded by the Yalegoda West, Piligalla West, Naranwala, Alapalawala West, Mampitiya and Rajagiriya Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (80.6%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (18.6%). In comparison, the Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (72.7%) and a significant Moor population (24.4%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Alapalawala East^[2]

1. Sinhalese (80.6%)
2. Sri Lankan Tamil (18.6%)
3. Other (0.8%)

Religion

The Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (79.2%) and a significant Hindu population (13.1%). In comparison, the Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Alapalawala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.0%) and a significant Muslim population (24.5%)^[2]

Religion in Alapalawala East^[2]

1. Buddhist (79.2%)
2. Hindu (13.1%)
3. Roman Catholic (6.4%)
4. Other Christian (1.2%)
5. Other (0%)

References

1. "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
2. "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.