Colombo District
Sri Jayawardanapur
Nawala West

Nawala

Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lanka Hospitals and Embassy of Indonesia.

Hospital
Lanka Hospital is multi-speciality tertiary care in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.

Government office
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and established diplomatic relations on 6 August 1952. Indonesia and Sri Lanka are members of numerous organizations such as the World Trade Organization and Indian-Ocean Rim Association.

School
The President's College is a boys' national school in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, . Founded on 4 February 1978, its inauguration was the first official act carried out by President J. R. Jayewardene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rajagiriya and Nugegoda.

Suburb
is a part of the 's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering , lies between and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road.

Town
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is a large, densely populated suburb of , Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of . It has a population of over 250,000 people. is situated 3 km south of Nawala.

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is the capital city of Sri Lanka. In practice, it is a suburb of Colombo, which completely surrounds it. Over 100,000 people live in Kotte itself.

Nawala

Latitude
6.89521° or 6° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
79.89055° or 79° 53′ 26″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LK NAW
Open location code
6JRXVVWR+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7023723151
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1233503
Wiki­data ID
Q6982860
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“Nawala” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nawala”
  • Irish: “Nawala”
  • Persian: “ناوالا”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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