Kolonnawa (, ) is a town located on the eastern boundary of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is bounded by Kelani River to the north, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha to the east, Kotte Municipal Council to the south and Colombo Municipal Council to the west.
Kolonnawa Urban Council
Zone Kolonnawa Orugodawatte Wellampitiya Sedawatta Salamulla Meethotamulla
Demographics Kolonnawa Municipality area is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012, the demographics by ethnicity and religion are as follows:
Religious & ethnic identification in Kolonnawa Municipality area 2012 PercentageBuddhist 123,225 64.58%Islam 43,988 23.05%Hindu 12,991 6.81%Roman Catholic 7,327 3.84%Other Christian 3,245 1.70%Other 41 0.02%Total 190,817 100.00%Sinhalese 128,623 67.41%Sri Lankan Moor 40,412 21.18%Sri Lankan Tamil 15,934 8.35%Indian Tamil 2,101 1.10%Malay 1,8850.99%Burgher 1,301 0.68%Other487 0.26%Sri Lankan Chetty 57 0.03%Baratha 17 0.01%Total190,817 100.00%
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