Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division

Maligakanda Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Colombo Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Maligakanda is a surrounded by the Maradana, Panchikawatta, Maligawatta West, Kuppiyawatta East and Kuppiyawatta West Grama Niladhari Divisions.

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%)[2] Ethnicity in Maligakanda[2] 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%)[2] Religion in Maligakanda[2]