Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, population 245,974, is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, covering 2,109 ha. It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council area and is separated from it by the canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC.
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  • Type: Locality with 220,000 residents
  • Description: suburb of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Dehivala”, “Dehivala-Galkissa”, “Dehiwala”, “Dehiwala-Galkissa”, “Dehiwela”, “Mount Lavania”, “Mount Lavina”, “Mount lavinia”, “Mount Laviniya”, “Mt. Lavinia”, and “Tehivaḷai-Kalkicai”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ratmalana Airport and National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

Aerodrome
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Ratmalana International Airport, is the secondary…

Zoo
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Park
The is a public park located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boralesgamuwa and Dehiwala.

Town
is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road…

Town
is a suburban area in , .

Town
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is a large, densely populated suburb of , Sri Lanka. is situated 4 km northeast of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Latitude
6.8402° or 6° 50′ 25″ north
Longitude
79.8712° or 79° 52′ 16″ east
Population
220,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
UN/LOCODE
LK DEH
Open location code
6JRXRVRC+3F
Geo­Names ID
1234569
Wiki­data ID
Q24462
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Waray—“Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “দেহিওয়ালা-মাউন্ট লাভিনিয়া”
  • Breton: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Catalan: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Chinese: “代希瓦勒-芒特拉维尼”
  • Dutch: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Esperanto: “Dehivala-Maunt Lavinia”
  • Finnish: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • French: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • French: “Mount Lavinia”
  • Georgian: “მაუნტ-ლავინია”
  • German: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Hindi: “देहीवाला-माउंट लवीनिया”
  • Interlingue: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Italian: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Japanese: “デヒワラ・マウントラビニア”
  • Lithuanian: “Dehivala-Maunt Lavinija”
  • Mingrelian: “დეჰივალა-მაუნტ-ლავინია”
  • Northern Frisian: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dehiwala–Mount Lavinia”
  • Persian: “دهیوالا-ماونت لاوینیا”
  • Polish: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Portuguese: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Russian: “Дехивала-Маунт-Лавиния”
  • Sinhala: “දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස”
  • Slovenian: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Spanish: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Swedish: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Tamil: “தெகிவளை-கல்கிசை”
  • Tamil: “தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை”
  • Ukrainian: “Дехівала-Маунт-Лавінія”
  • Urdu: “دیہیوالا-ماؤنٹ لاوینیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kavdana and Watarappola.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mt Lavinia Beach and Mount Lavinia Hotel.

Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

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