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 Dehiwala canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 220,000 residents
- Description: suburb of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Dehivala-Galkissa”, “Dehiwala”, “Dehiwala-Galkissa”, “Dehiwela”, “Mount Lavania”, “Mount lavinia”, “Mount Laviniya”, and “Tehivaḷai-Kalkicai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ratmalana Airport and National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.
Ratmalana Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: ColomboAirportRatmalana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ratmalana International Airport, is the secondary international airport serving the city of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. It was the country's first international airport and was the only international airport in Sri Lanka until the inauguration of Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, in 1967.
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
Zoo
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National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. The Dehiwala Zoo is now known for its mistreatment and poor facilities for the animals that inhabit it.
Weras Ganga Park
Park
The Weras Ganga Park is a public park located in Bellanwila area, next to the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boralesgamuwa and Dehiwala.
Boralesgamuwa
Town
Boralesgamuwa is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km south-east of the commercial capital Colombo. The Boralesgamuwa junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya.
Dehiwala
Town
Dehiwala is a suburban area in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It lies within the administrative boundaries of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. It is known for the zoo which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species.
Nugegoda
Town
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Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia. It has a population of over 250,000 people. Nugegoda is situated 4 km northeast of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
- Category: suburb
- Location: Ratmalana, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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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 Lavina”
- French: “Mount Lavinia”
- Georgian: “მაუნტ-ლავინია”
- German: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
- German: “Dehiwala”
- German: “Mount Lavinia”
- German: “Mt. 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”
- Lithuanian: “Dehivala”
- Mingrelian: “დეჰივალა-მაუნტ-ლავინია”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dehiwala–Mount Lavinia”
- Persian: “دهیوالا-ماونت لاوینیا”
- Polish: “Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia”
- Polish: “Dehiwala”
- 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
Explore places such as Kavdana and Watarappola.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt Lavinia Beach and Mount Lavinia Hotel.
Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
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