Mattegoda

Mattegoda is a town in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located a short distance south-east of Colombo. It is well known for the housing scheme situated in there. The nearest major town is Kottawa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya.

Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya

School

Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya is a Buddhist school in Sri Lanka, which provides primary and secondary education. It was founded on 1 February 1970 in Kottawa. Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya is situated 3 km north of Mattegoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nampamunuwa and Kahathuduwa.

Nampamunuwa

Village

Nampamunuwa is a village in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. The nearest town, Piliyandala, is 3.4 km away. Nampamunuwa is situated 3 km west of Mattegoda.

Kahathuduwa

Village

Kahathuduwa is a small town in the Colombo District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 28.3 kilometres south east of Colombo. It has interchange to southern express way… Kahathuduwa is situated 3½ km south of Mattegoda.

Kottawa

Town

Photo: Daibo Taku, CC BY 3.0.

Kottawa is one of the main suburbs in Colombo, Sri Lanka and is administered by the Maharagama Urban Council. It is located 21 km from the centre of Colombo. Kottawa is situated 3½ km north of Mattegoda.

Mattegoda

Type: Village with 5,000 residents
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Mattegoda West, Homagama Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.81213° or 6° 48′ 44″ north

Longitude

79.9747° or 79° 58′ 29″ east

Population

5,000

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

6JRXRX6F+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2569114304

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

1235813

Wikidata ID

Q6789635

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Mattegoda” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Mattegoda”
Irish: “Mattegoda”

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