Lunawa
Lunawa is a suburb in Sri Lanka lying on the coast just south of the capital, Colombo. Lunawa is a suburb of Moratuwa in the Colombo District of the Western Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa and Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa.
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa
College
St. Sebastian's College is a Catholic educational institution in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, established in 1854. The college enrolls over 4,000 students served by a staff of over 200.
Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa
School
Prince of Wales' College is a selective-entry boys' school in Moratuwa, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa, was founded and endowed in 1876 by Sir Charles Henry de Soysa, a famous 19th century Sri Lankan philanthropist and was named in honour of Prince Albert, Prince of Wales The school became a fully government-controlled school in 1962.
St Matthias’ Church, Lakshapathiya
Church
Photo: L Manju, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Matthias’ Church, is a church in Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. The church is located in Lakshapathiya approximately 1.1 km away from the Soysapura junction on Colombo-Galle main road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boralesgamuwa and Dehiwala.
Boralesgamuwa
Town
Boralesgamuwa is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km south-east of the commercial capital Colombo. The Boralesgamuwa junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya. Boralesgamuwa is situated 7 km northeast of Lunawa.
Dehiwala
Town
Dehiwala is a suburban area in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It lies within the administrative boundaries of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. It is known for the zoo which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species. Dehiwala is situated 7 km north of Lunawa.
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 8 km east of Lunawa.
Lunawa
- Type: Village
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Uyana North, Moratuwa Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.78791° or 6° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
79.87623° or 79° 52′ 34″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6JRXQVQG+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7023723183OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Sinhala—“Lunawa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lunawa”
- Irish: “Lunawa”
- Sinhala: “ලුනාව”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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