Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division

Dehiwala East
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°51′22″N 79°52′09″E / 6.856035°N 79.869243°E / 6.856035; 79.869243
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Dehiwala Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	6,767
• Density	13,013/km2 (33,700/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1130045

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Dehiwala East

Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 540.

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara and Christ Church, Galkissa are located within, nearby or associated with Dehiwala East.

Dehiwala East is a surrounded by the Udyanaya, Malwatta, Jayathilaka, Dehiwala West and Galwala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

The Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (52.6%), a significant Moor population (23.0%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (20.9%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%)^[2]

The Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (46.7%), a significant Muslim population (24.0%) and a significant Hindu population (17.0%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%)^[2]