Kottawa
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.Photo: Daibo Taku, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya and Dharmapala 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.
Dharmapala Vidyalaya
School
Dharmapala Vidyalaya is a co-educational institution located in Pannipitiya, which was established in 1940. The school is situated on land donated by Anagarika Dharmapala, whom the school is named after.
President’s College
School
President's College Maharagama established on 18 February 1978 in Maharagama in Colombo district Sri Lanka as a National School. The school belongs to Maharagama division of Sri Jayawardhanapura educational zone, Western Province, Sri Lanka. President’s College is situated 4 km west of Kottawa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pannipitiya and Mattegoda.
Pannipitiya
Village
Pannampitiya is a suburb of Colombo District. It is an area in Colombo District, Sri Lanka and is located about 15 km from the commercial capital. Pannipitiya is subdivided into a number of smaller areas.
Mattegoda
Village
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. Mattegoda is situated 3½ km south of Kottawa.
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 4 km southwest of Kottawa.
Kottawa
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kottawa Town, Maharagama Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.84301° or 6° 50′ 35″ northLongitude
79.96553° or 79° 57′ 56″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
6JRXRXV8+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 3689548032OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1238999Wikidata ID
Q6434310
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Sinhala—“Kottawa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kottawa”
- Irish: “Kottawa”
- Persian: “کوتتاوا”
- Sinhala: “කොට්ටාව”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Malapalla and Kottawa South.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sri Punyabhiwardanaramaya and Kottawa Cemetery.
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