Kaduwela

Kaduwela is the largest city in Sri Lanka by land area, covering 87.71 km2. The city is composed of three divisions called Kaduwela, Battaramulla and Athurugiriya and is located in the , .
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  • Type: City with 252,000 residents
  • Description: suburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Kaduwela, Western Province”
  • Address: Avissawella Road(Colombo-Hanwella Low Level Road), Kaduwela

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pearl Residences and Sapugaskanda Power Station.

University
Photo: Nitraven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology is a non-profit private university located in , , and , in . It specialises in various academic and professional fields, such as computer science, information technology, and business management.

Power station
The is a 160-megawatt base load thermal power station located in Heiyanthuduwa, adjacent to the , in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biyagama and Malwana.

Village
is a suburb in , situated in the of . It is 12 miles from . A Free Trade Zone was established in in 1985. "Kaduwela" interchange of expressway is located on to Peliyagoda road.

Town
is a town of 36,050 inhabitants in the of . It is situated on the banks of the , 14 km north-east of .

Town
is a former town, now a suburb of Kaduwela in the , . It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km away from the centre of the commercial capital .

Kaduwela

Latitude
6.9357° or 6° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
79.98433° or 79° 59′ 4″ east
Population
252,000
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LK KAD
Open location code
6JRXWXPM+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 619905117
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1242511
Wiki­data ID
Q6345803
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Satellite Map

Discover Kaduwela from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kaduwela” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كادويلا”
  • Catalan: “Kaduwela”
  • Chinese: “西部省份卡杜维拉”
  • Dutch: “Kaduwela, Western Province”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كادويلا”
  • Finnish: “Kaduwela”
  • French: “Kaduwela”
  • German: “Kaduwela”
  • Hindi: “कडुवेल”
  • Irish: “Kaduwela”
  • Japanese: “カドゥウェラ”
  • Korean: “카드웰라”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kaduwela”
  • Persian: “کادوولا (استان غربی)”
  • Persian: “کادوولا”
  • Russian: “Кадувела”
  • Sinhala: “කඩුවෙල, බස්නාහිර පළාත”
  • Sinhala: “කඩුවෙල,බස්නාහිර පළාත”
  • Tamil: “கடுவலை”
  • Urdu: “کڈو ویل”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaduwela Bus Stand and Kaduwela Bridge.

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