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.
Photo: AtulaSiriwardane, Public domain.- Type: Town with 31,300 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kelanai”, “කැළණිය”, “凱拉尼亞”, “开拉尼亚”, and “迦尼耶”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station.
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station… Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 3½ km east of Kelaniya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Angoda and Kiribathgoda.
Kiribathgoda
Town
Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. Kiribathgoda is situated 3½ km north of Kelaniya.
Mulleriyawa
Town
Mulleriyawa is a suburb located within the greater metropolitan area of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 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
6.95023° or 6° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
79.91719° or 79° 55′ 2″ east
Population
31,300
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
UN/LOCODE
LK KNA
Open location code
6JRXXW28+3V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Kelaniya” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kelaniya”
- Cebuano: “Kelaniya”
- Chinese: “給拉尼亞”
- Chinese: “给拉尼亚”
- 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: “කැලණිය”
- Spanish: “Kelaniya”
- Swedish: “Kelaniya”
- Tamil: “களனி”
- Urdu: “کلنیہ”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sinharamulla and Vihara Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Police Station Kelaniya and Public Library Kelaniya.
Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
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