Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Sinhalese: දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස Dehiwala-Galkissa), population 209,787 (2001) is the largest suburb of the capital Colombo, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated immediately south of the Colombo city centre. It is a combination of certain key urban suburbs and communities combined for administrative purposes. The centres include Dehiwala and the beach resort of Mount Lavinia. It is home to Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens which remains one of Asia's largest.
Population: 219,827
Latitude: 6° 50' 24.68" N
Longitude: 79° 52' 16.18" E
The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) is the tallest completed building in Sri Lanka. Standing over 152 m (499 ft) from the ground, it ranks as the fourth tallest twin tower in South Asia. WTCC runs under the management of Overs…
The National Institute of Business Management (also known as NIBM) is a Sri Lankan business school. It is a collaboration with the UNDP, with the ILO functioning as the executing agency.
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The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (Sinhalese: සිංහල ක්රිඩා සමාජ ක්රීඩාංගනය) is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The ground is sometimes des…
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka (also called Colombo Zoo or Dehiwala Zoo) is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. Its sprawling areas are host to a variety of animals and birds.
Nalanda College Colombo (Sinhala:නාලන්දා විද්යාලය, කොළඹ) is a public Buddhist national school in Colombo, Sri Lanka which is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council. The School was established by Mr. P. de S.
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (also known as SLIIT) is a private university in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1999. SLIIT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and International Association of Universities. SLIIT …
Panadura(Sinhala: පානදුර, Tamil: பாணந்துறை) is a large town and populated town in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka,It is located approximately 27 km south of the capital Colombo. Panadura known as revival town of Buddhism.
Nugegoda is a densely populated, large suburb of Colombo. It is in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council Limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council Limits, just outside Colombo City Limits.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (also abbreviated as CEB), is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controls all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri L…
Prime Minister's House, most commonly known as Temple Trees(අරලියගහ මන්දිරය), is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
President's House is the official residence of the President of Sri Lanka, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Sinhalese: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம்; aka Colombo Oval or P. Sara) is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. T…
Beira Lake is a lake in the heart of the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It occupied approximately 165 hectares of land 100 years ago and has been reduced to mere 65 hectares today due to vari…
The Viharamahadevi Park (formerly Victoria Park) is a public park located in Colombo, next to the National Museum in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest and largest park of the Port of Colombo. Situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall building, the p…
Rajagiriya is in the current Sri Lankan Capital Sri Jayawardenapura. Fairly a large suburb bordering Colombo.
Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which runs through the suburb.
Isipathana College (Initially Greenlands College) is a National school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in January 1952, the college's initial name was Isipathana Maha Vidalaya,, but now it is usually referred to simply as "Isipathana" in Sri …