Ja-Ela
Ja-Ela is a town, located approximately 20 km north of the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 road which overlaps with the Colombo – Katunayake Expressway at the Ja-Ela Interchange.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 32,300 residents
- Description: suburb in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Ja-ela”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ekala and Kandana.
Ekala
Town
Ekala, Sri Lanka is a suburb of Ja-Ela situated within a radius of 3 km from Ja-Ela. Ekala is notable as an industrial location. It belongs to the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. Ekala is situated 3½ km northeast of Ja-Ela.
Kandana
Town
Kandana is a suburb of Gampaha in Western Province, Sri Lanka, 19 km north of the Colombo city centre. Due to the proximity to Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, the suburb is a popular residential area. Kandana is situated 3½ km south of Ja-Ela.
Seeduwa
Town
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seeduwa is a suburb of Negombo, in Katana Divisional Secretariat, Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the A03 road between Colombo and Negombo. Seeduwa is situated 6 km north of Ja-Ela.
Ja-Ela
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ja-ela, Ja-Ela Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.07938° or 7° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
79.89076° or 79° 53′ 27″ eastPopulation
32,300Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)United Nations Location Code
LK JAEOpen location code
6JVX3VHR+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 252542985OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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