Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Maligakanda
|settlement_type = Grama Niladhari Division
|image_skyline= Trace_expert_city.png
|image_caption = Trace City is located within, nearby or associated with the Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division
|iso_code = LK-1103160
|coordinates = {{coord |6.928199|N|79.868879|E}}
|area_total_km2 = 0.25
|elevation_m = 35
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov|title = USGS EarthExplorer|date = 2020|website = earthexplorer.usgs.gov|publisher = U.S. Geological Survey}}
|population_total = 8526
|population_density_km2 = 34104
|population_as_of = 2012
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Sri Lanka
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Western Province
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Colombo District
|subdivision_type3 = Divisional Secretariat
|subdivision_name3 = Colombo Divisional Secretariat
|subdivision_type4 = Electoral District
|subdivision_name4 = Colombo Electoral District
|subdivision_type5 = Polling Division
|subdivision_name5 = Colombo Central Polling Division
}}{{OSM Location map |coord = {{coord |6.928199|N|79.868879|E}}|zoom = 15|float = right|caption = Maligakanda}}
Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Colombo Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Dharmasoka College, Ananda College, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Maradana, Zahira College, Colombo, St. John's College, Colombo, Panchikawatte, Trace City, Nalanda College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education are located within, nearby or associated with Maligakanda.
Maligakanda is a surrounded by the Maradana, Panchikawatta, Maligawatta West, Kuppiyawatta East and Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Divisions.
Demographics
= Ethnicity =
The Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (69.9%) and a significant Sinhalese population (23.2%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25.0%){{cite web |url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/CPH_2012_5Per_Rpt.pdf|title = Census of Population and Housing 2012|date = 2012|website = statistics.gov.lk|publisher = Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
{{Pie chart |caption = Ethnicity in Maligakanda{{cite web |url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/CPH_2012_5Per_Rpt.pdf|title = Census of Population and Housing 2012|date = 2012|website = statistics.gov.lk|publisher = Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}|thumb = none|label1 = Moor|value1 = 69.9|color1 = #008800|label2 = Sinhalese|value2 = 23.2|color2 = #880000|label3 = Sri Lankan Tamil|value3 = 3.6|color3 = #ff8800|label4 = Malay|value4 = 1.9|color4 = #00cc00|label5 = Other|value5 = 1.4|color5 = #ffffff}}
= Religion =
The Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division has a Muslim majority (71.6%) and a significant Buddhist population (23.5%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Muslim plurality (41.8%), a significant Hindu population (22.7%), a significant Buddhist population (19.0%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (13.1%){{cite web |url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/CPH_2012_5Per_Rpt.pdf|title = Census of Population and Housing 2012|date = 2012|website = statistics.gov.lk|publisher = Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
{{Pie chart |caption = Religion in Maligakanda{{cite web |url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/CPH_2012_5Per_Rpt.pdf|title = Census of Population and Housing 2012|date = 2012|website = statistics.gov.lk|publisher = Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}|thumb = none|label1 = Muslim|value1 = 71.6|color1 = #008800|label2 = Buddhist|value2 = 23.5|color2 = #ffff00|label3 = Hindu|value3 = 3.1|color3 = #ff8800|label4 = Roman Catholic|value4 = 1.3|color4 = #8888ff|label5 = Other|value5 = 0.6|color5 = #ffffff}}
Gallery
{{Gallery |title =
|File:AnandaCollege-Colombo_1920.jpg|Ananda College
|File:Dr.Rajitha_Senaratna.jpg|Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
|File:Zahira_Mosque.jpg|Zahira College, Colombo
|File:Trace_expert_city.png|Trace City
|File:Malalasekara_Hall.jpg|Nalanda College, Colombo
}}
References
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{{Adjacent communities |Center = Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division|Southwest = Maradana|Northwest = Panchikawatta|North = Maligawatta West|East = Kuppiyawatta East|South = Kuppiyawatta West}}
Category:Grama Niladhari Divisions of Colombo Divisional Secretariat