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Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division

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Pettigalawatta
Closenberg Hotel is located within, nearby or associated with the Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division
Closenberg Hotel is located within, nearby or associated with the Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division
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Coordinates: 6°02′15″N 80°13′41″E / 6.037592°N 80.228131°E / 6.037592; 80.228131
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictGalle District
Divisional SecretariatGalle Four Gravets Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Polling DivisionGalle Polling Division
Area
 • Total
0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
1,237
 • Density3,093/km2 (8,010/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-3139195

Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Galle Four Gravets Divisional Secretariat of Galle District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 99B.

Closenberg Hotel are located within, nearby or associated with Pettigalawatta.

Pettigalawatta is a surrounded by the Magalle, Makuluwa, Weliwatta and Thalapitiya Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.3%). In comparison, the Galle Four Gravets Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (66.8%) and a significant Moor population (32.1%)[2]

Ethnicity in Pettigalawatta[2]

  Sinhalese (98.3%)
  Moor (1.3%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion

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The Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (96.5%). In comparison, the Galle Four Gravets Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pettigalawatta Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (65.7%) and a significant Muslim population (32.3%)[2]

Religion in Pettigalawatta[2]

  Buddhist (96.5%)
  Muslim (1.5%)
  Roman Catholic (1.3%)
  Other (0.6%)
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References

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  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.