Kolonnawa

Kolonnawa (Sinhala: කොලොන්නාව, Tamil: கொழுன்னை) is a town located on the eastern boundary of Colombo District, Western Province of 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 කොලොන්නාව கொழுன்னை
town
Kolonnawa Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°55′42″N 79°53′42″E / 6.92833°N 79.89500°E / 6.92833; 79.89500Coordinates: 6°55′42″N 79°53′42″E / 6.92833°N 79.89500°E / 6.92833; 79.89500
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Population  (2012^[1])
• Total	64,887
Time zone	+5.30

Kolonnawa Urban Council

Zone ^[2]

• Kolonnawa
• Orugodawatte
• Wellampitiya

Demographics

Kolonnawa Municipality area is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012, the demographics by ethnicity and religion is as follows:.

Religious & Ethnic Identification in Kolonnawa Municipality area ^{[3] [4]}

	2012	Percentage
Buddhist	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	1,885	0.99%
Burgher	1,301	0.68%
Other	487	0.26%
Sri Lankan Chetty	57	0.03%
Baratha	17	0.01%
Total	190,817	100.00%

References

1. "Sri Lanka - largest cities (per geographical entity)". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2012-12-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)^{[dead link]}
2. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
3. "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012".
4. "Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka - Population by divisional secretariat division, religion and sex- 2012" (PDF).