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-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.

Aerodrome
Ratmalana International Airport, is the secondary international airport serving the city of , the capital of Sri Lanka. It was the country's first and was the only international airport in Sri Lanka until the inauguration of , , in 1967.

Zoo
is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, , founded in 1936. The Dehiwala Zoo is now known for its mistreatment and poor facilities for the animals that inhabit it.

Park
The is a public park located in Bellanwila area, next to the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boralesgamuwa and Dehiwala.

Town
is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km south-east of the commercial capital . The junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya.

Town
is a suburban area in , . It lies within the administrative boundaries of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. It is known for the which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species.

Town
is a large, densely populated suburb of , 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. 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)
United Nations Location Code
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 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.

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