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Narahenpita

Narahenpita is a municipal ward of . Located at the South-Eastern corner and served by the Kelani Valley Railway Line, many government institutions including the National Blood Bank, the Survey Department, the Labor Ministry and several departments of the Health Ministry are situated in the area as well as several major private hospitals in the country.
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  • Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
  • Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Narahenpitiya”
  • Address: Alvitigala Mawatha, Narahenpita

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lanka Hospitals and Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.

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.

Convention center
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a convention center located in , Sri Lanka. Built between 1970 and 1973, the convention centre was a gift from the People's Republic of China in memory of Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Prime Minister.

Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nawala and Nugegoda.

Village
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

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 southeast of Narahenpita.

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. is situated 3 km northeast of Narahenpita.

Narahenpita

Latitude
6.8924° or 6° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
79.87701° or 79° 52′ 37″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6JRXVVRG+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3993567247
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1233723
Wiki­data ID
Q6965279
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Sinhala—“Narahenpita” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Narahenpita”
  • Irish: “Narahenpita”
  • Japanese: “ナラヘンピタ”
  • Persian: “ناراهنپیتا”
  • Sinhala: “නාරාහේන්පිට”

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