Peliyagoda
Peliyagoda is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka, lying mostly on the north shore of the Kelani River. As of 2020 it had an estimated population of 28, 784.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 31,300 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Sapugaskanda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugathadasa Stadium and R. Premadasa Stadium.
Sugathadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel.
R. Premadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Catalyst.saitm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 150 one-day international matches. R. Premadasa Stadium is situated 3 km south of Peliyagoda.
St. Lucia’s Cathedral
Church
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර Kothahena Santha Lusiya Asana Dewumædura) is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. St. Lucia’s Cathedral is situated 2½ km southwest of Peliyagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madampitiya and Bloemendhal.
Madampitiya
Neighborhood
Madampitiya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name Bloemendhal is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'.
Kotahena
Suburb
Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena is situated 3 km southwest of Peliyagoda.
Peliyagoda
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Peliyagodawatta, Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.96337° or 6° 57′ 48″ northLongitude
79.8819° or 79° 52′ 55″ eastPopulation
31,300Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
6JRXXV7J+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 668962092OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1230613Wikidata ID
Q3533154
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Peliyagoda” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Peliyagoda”
- Bulgarian: “Пелиягода”
- Catalan: “Peliyagoda”
- Cebuano: “Peliyagoda”
- Dutch: “Peliyagoda”
- Dutch: “Sapugaskanda”
- Japanese: “ペリヤゴダ”
- Malayalam: “പെലിയഗോഡ”
- Persian: “پلییاگودا”
- Polish: “Peliyagoda”
- Sinhala: “පෑලියගොඩ”
- Spanish: “Peliyagoda”
- Swedish: “Peliyagoda”
- Tamil: “பேலியகொடை”
- Urdu: “پیلییاگودا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Peliyagoda Gangabada and Peliyagodawatta.
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Highlights include Dharmavijayaramaya Peliyagoda and City Traffic Police.
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