Makola South
Makola South is a village in Sapugaskanda, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Makola South is situated nearby to the village Sapugaskanda, as well as near the hamlet Galwala Handiya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sapugaskanda Power Station and Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 160-megawatt base load thermal power station located in Heiyanthuduwa, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Refinery, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.
Sapugaskanda Refinery
The Sapugaskanda Refinery is the single largest oil refinery of Sri Lanka. The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of Iran, initially designed to process 38,000 barrels per stream day.Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka. Planning for the fuel oil-run power station dated back to 1994, when the Ceylon Electricity Board issued a tender for an IPP project for 50 megawatts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mawaramandiya and Kadawatha.
Mawaramandiya
Village
Mawaramandiya is a village situated in the Gampaha District of the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Mawaramandiya is situated 2½ km northeast of Makola South.
Kadawatha
Town
Kadawatha is one of the main suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately 16 km away from the centre of Colombo. Kadawatha is situated 3 km north of Makola South.
Kirimetiyagara
Hamlet
Kirimetiyagara is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 10 miles from Kirimetiyagara. Kirimetiyagara is situated 3½ km northwest of Makola South.
Makola South
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Makola”
- Category: locality
- Location: Sapugaskanda, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.97514° or 6° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
79.95712° or 79° 57′ 26″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LK MKL
Open location code
6JRXXXG4+3R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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