Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Divisional Secretariat in Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat | |
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 Interactive map of Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat | |
| Coordinates: 6.889645°N 79.877442°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Colombo District |
| Area | |
• Total | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 251,441 |
| • Density | 11,430/km2 (29,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
There are 20 Grama Nildhari Divisions under the divisional secretariate. 3 Medical Officer of Health(MOH) Areas (Colombo West, Colombo East, and Borella) and 2 Educational Offices (Colombo South and Borella) serve this region.[1]
Demography
Religion in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division (2012)[2]
- Buddhist (47.9%)
- Hindu (22.5%)
- Muslim (17.4%)
- Roman Catholic (7.70%)
- Other Christian (4.30%)
- Other (0.20%)
History
Established on 03-March-1999 through the public administration decentralization initiative.
Grama Niladhari Divisions
There are 20 GN divisions in Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat.[3]
- Bambalapitiya
- Borella North
- Borella South
- Dematagoda
- Gothamipura
- Havelock Town
- Kirula
- Kirulapone
- Kollupitiya
- Kuppiyawatte East
- Kuppiyawatte West
- Kurunduwatte
- Milagiriya
- Narahenpita
- Pamankada East
- Pamankada West
- Thimbirigasyaya
- Wanathamulla
- Wellawatte North
- Wellawatte South
