Narahenpita
Narahenpita is a municipal ward of Colombo. 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.- 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: Lanka Hospitals and Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
Convention center
The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference…
Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground
Pitch
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nawala and Nugegoda.
Nugegoda
Town
Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Nugegoda is situated 3 km southeast of Narahenpita.
Rajagiriya
Suburb
Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. Rajagiriya is situated 3 km northeast of Narahenpita.
Narahenpita
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kirula, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Narahenpita Bodhiraja Samithiya and Police Station Narahenpita.
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