Ilukwatta (Yatinuwara) Grama Niladhari Division

Ilukwatta
Ilukwatta
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 7°15′36″N 80°32′42″E / 7.260036°N 80.545126°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Divisional Secretariat	Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Kandy Electoral District
Polling Division	Yatinuwara Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	2,179
• Density	2,594/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-2136460

400m
440yds

Ilukwatta

Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 173.

Govindala and Giragma are located within, nearby or associated with Ilukwatta.

Ilukwatta is a surrounded by the Alanduwaka, Arambegama West, Kiriwavula East, Kiriwavula West, Urapola and Pilimathalawa Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (86.4%) and a significant Moor population (12.0%). In comparison, the Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (89.9%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Ilukwatta^[2]

Sinhalese (86.4%)

Moor (12.0%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (1.0%)

Other (0.6%)

Religion

The Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (85.1%) and a significant Muslim population (12.6%). In comparison, the Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Ilukwatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.8%)^[2]

Religion in Ilukwatta^[2]

Buddhist (85.1%)

Muslim (12.6%)

Roman Catholic (1.2%)

Other (1.1%)

References

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

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[geo-1] "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.

[census2012-2] "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.

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