Malabe
Malabe is a suburb of Kaduwela in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a crucial economic centre in Colombo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 50,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Malambe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pearl Residences.
Pearl Residences
University
Photo: Nitraven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology is a private university located in Malabe and Colombo, Sri Lanka. It specialises in various fields like technology and management. Pearl Residences is situated 2½ km northeast of Malabe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hokandara and Mulleriyawa.
Hokandara
Village
Hokandara is a suburb of Colombo district. It is located approximately 20 kilometres from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Thalawathugoda to the west, Pelawatte on the north-west, Malabe on the north, Aturugiriya on the east and Pannipitiya on the south. Hokandara is situated 2½ km south of Malabe.
Mulleriyawa
Town
Mulleriyawa is a suburb located within the greater metropolitan area of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Situated approximately 8 kilometers east of Colombo’s city center, Mulleriyawa occupies a strategic position along the Avissawella-Colombo road, providing convenient access to the heart of the capital and other surrounding areas. Mulleriyawa is situated 3 km northwest of Malabe.
Pelawatte
Town
Pelawatte also spelled Pelawatta is a part of Battaramulla main town which is a suburb of Colombo located near to the new Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the overpopulated areas in the city. Pelawatte is situated 3 km southwest of Malabe.
Malabe
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Malabe North, Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.90407° or 6° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
79.95462° or 79° 57′ 17″ eastPopulation
50,000Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6JRXWX33+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 3274475234OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1236571Wikidata ID
Q6740770
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Turkish—“Malabe” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মালবে”
- Chinese: “馬拉毗”
- Dutch: “Malabe”
- German: “Malabe”
- Irish: “Malabe”
- Japanese: “マーラベ”
- Malay: “Malabe”
- Persian: “مالابه”
- Sinhala: “මාලබේ”
- Turkish: “Malabe”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Malabe Bus Station and Police Post Malabe.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Malabe”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.