Kelaniya
Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Located 10 km from Colombo Fort, it is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 31,300 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kelanai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station.
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. Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 3½ km east of Kelaniya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Angoda and Kiribathgoda.
Angoda
Town
Angoda is a city in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is famous for the National Institute of Mental Health. The name Angoda was changed to ―Mulleriyawa New Town in 1985 by the then-government of Sri Lanka.
Kiribathgoda
Town
Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. Kiribathgoda is situated 3½ km north of Kelaniya.
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 3½ km southeast of Kelaniya.
Kelaniya
- Categories: geographical feature, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Kelaniya, Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.95013° or 6° 57′ 0″ northLongitude
79.91727° or 79° 55′ 2″ eastPopulation
31,300Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)United Nations Location Code
LK KNAOpen location code
6JRXXW28+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1924765777OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Kelaniya” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kelaniya”
- Cebuano: “Kelaniya”
- Chinese: “凱拉尼亞”
- Chinese: “开拉尼亚”
- Chinese: “給拉尼亞”
- Chinese: “给拉尼亚”
- Chinese: “迦尼耶”
- Chinese: “開拉尼亞”
- Chinese: “開拉尼雅”
- Dutch: “Kelaniya”
- Esperanto: “Kelaniya”
- French: “Kelaniya”
- German: “Kelaniya”
- Greek: “Κελανίγια”
- Irish: “Kelaniya”
- Japanese: “キャラニヤ”
- Japanese: “ケラニヤ”
- Malayalam: “കെലാനിയ, ശ്രീലങ്ക”
- Malayalam: “കെലാനിയ”
- Persian: “کلانییا”
- Shan: “ဝတ်ႉၵေႇလၼီႇယ ၊ မိူင်းသီႇႁူဝ်ႇ”
- Sinhala: “Kelaniya”
- Sinhala: “කැලණිය”
- Sinhala: “කැළණිය”
- Spanish: “Kelaniya”
- Swedish: “Kelaniya”
- Tamil: “களனி”
- Urdu: “کلنیہ”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Police Station Kelaniya and Public Library Kelaniya.
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