Mulleriyawa
Mulleriyawa is a suburb located within the greater metropolitan area of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Situated approximately 8 kilometers east of Colombo’s city center, Mulleriyawa occupies a strategic position along the Avissawella-Colombo road, providing convenient access to the heart of the capital and other surrounding areas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pearl Residences and Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station.
Pearl Residences
University
Photo: Nitraven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology is a private university located in Malabe and Colombo, Sri Lanka. It specialises in various fields like technology and management. Pearl Residences is situated 4 km east of Mulleriyawa.
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka. Planning for the fuel oil-run power station dated back to 1994, when the Ceylon Electricity Board issued a tender for an IPP project for 50 megawatts. Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 3½ km north of Mulleriyawa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Angoda and Malabe.
Angoda
Town
Angoda is a city in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is famous for the National Institute of Mental Health. The name Angoda was changed to ―Mulleriyawa New Town in 1985 by the then-government of Sri Lanka.
Malabe
Town
Malabe is a suburb of Kaduwela in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a crucial economic centre in Colombo. Malabe is situated 3 km southeast of Mulleriyawa.
Kelaniya
Town
Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Located 10 km from Colombo Fort, it is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District. Kelaniya is situated 3½ km northwest of Mulleriyawa.
Mulleriyawa
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: city in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.92728° or 6° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
79.94051° or 79° 56′ 26″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
6JRXWWGR+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 666021113OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1234378Wikidata ID
Q25637744
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Mulleriyawa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mulleriyawa”
- Dutch: “Mulleriyawa”
- Irish: “Mulleriyawa”
- Persian: “مولریاوا”
- Sinhala: “මුල්ලේරියාව”
- Swedish: “Mulleriyawa”
- Tamil: “முல்லேரியவா”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kotikawatte - Mulleriyawa Cemetery and Mulleriyawa Hospital.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mulleriyawa”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.