Mattakkuliya
Mattakkuliya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of an area referred to as Colombo 15. Mattakkuliya has about 15,000 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugathadasa Stadium and R. Premadasa Stadium.
Sugathadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel. Sugathadasa Stadium is situated 3 km south of Mattakkuliya.
R. Premadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Catalyst.saitm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 150 one-day international matches. R. Premadasa Stadium is situated 3½ km south of Mattakkuliya.
St. Lucia’s Cathedral
Church
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර Kothahena Santha Lusiya Asana Dewumædura) is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. St. Lucia’s Cathedral is situated 3 km southwest of Mattakkuliya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madampitiya and Wattala.
Madampitiya
Neighborhood
Madampitiya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.
Wattala
Town
Wattala is a large suburb of Gampaha district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka, situated around 9 km from Colombo city centre. This suburb is situated on A3 highway from Colombo to Negombo. Wattala is situated 2½ km northeast of Mattakkuliya.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name Bloemendhal is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'. Bloemendhal is situated 3 km south of Mattakkuliya.
Mattakkuliya
- Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mattakkuliya, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.97322° or 6° 58′ 24″ northLongitude
79.87658° or 79° 52′ 36″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6JRXXVFG+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3666779283OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1235821Wikidata ID
Q6789595
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Mattakkuliya” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mattakkuliya”
- Irish: “Mattakkuliya”
- Persian: “ماتاکولیا”
- Sinhala: “මට්ටක්කුලිය”
- Tamil: “மட்டக்குளி”
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