Welisara

Welisara is a neighborhood in Elehiwatta, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 2,500 residents. Welisara is situated nearby to the suburb Mahabage, as well as near the hamlet Kudagahapitiya.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yugadanavi Power Station and Aitken Spence Power Station.

Yugadanavi Power Station

Power station

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Yugadanavi Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Sri Lanka. The 300 MW power station is located in Kerawalapitiya, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Yugadanavi Power Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Welisara.

The Aitken Spence Power Station is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. Aitken Spence Power Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Welisara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandana and Mabola.

Kandana

Town

Kandana is a suburb of Gampaha in Western Province, Sri Lanka, 19 km north of the Colombo city centre. Due to the proximity to Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, the suburb is a popular residential area.

Mabola

Hamlet

Mabola or Mabole is a town and Urban Council in Gampaha District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. With Wattala it forms Wattala–Mabola urban council. Mabola is situated 2½ km south of Welisara.

Ragama

Town

Ragama is an outer suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Divisional Secretariat. Ragama is situated 3 km east of Welisara.

Welisara

Type: Neighborhood with 2,500 residents
Category: locality
Location: Elehiwatta, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.02914° or 7° 1′ 45″ north

Longitude

79.89824° or 79° 53′ 54″ east

Population

2,500

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

United Nations Location Code

LK WLL

Open location code

6JVX2VHX+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13684457335

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

1223648

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