Colombo District
Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Bambalapitiya

Kollupitiya

Kollupitiya is a major neighbourhood of , . The name Kollupitiya comes from the name of a chief from Kandy who had unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone the last king of Kandy.
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  • Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
  • Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Kollupitiya Colpetty”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liberty Cinema and Colombo National Museum.

Movie theater
Photo: Syced, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a movie theater.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in and the largest in . Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.

Shopping center
Colombo City Centre is a 50-storey mixed-use development in , the capital city of . Colombo City Centre comprises a five storey which consists of 3,675 m2, including a 170-room hotel and 192 residential apartments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the .

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is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. is situated 4 km north of Kollupitiya.

Kollupitiya

Latitude
6.91353° or 6° 54′ 49″ north
Longitude
79.85081° or 79° 51′ 3″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWV72+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3666851318
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1239613
Wiki­data ID
Q6427405
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Kollupitiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوللوبيتيا”
  • Chinese: “科卢皮蒂亚”
  • Dutch: “Kollupitiya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوللوبيتيا”
  • French: “Colpetty”
  • French: “Kollupitiya”
  • Irish: “Kollupitiya”
  • Japanese: “コッルピティヤ”
  • Malay: “Kollupitiya”
  • Persian: “کولوپیتیا”
  • Sinhala: “කොල්ලුපිටිය”
  • Tamil: “கொள்பிட்டி”
  • Tamil: “கொள்ளுப்பிட்டி”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hyde Park Corner and Hunupitiya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jumma Mosque Kollupitiya and SLIIT Academy.

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