Hendala
Hendala is a hamlet in Nayakakanda South, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 57,000 residents. Hendala is situated nearby to the village Kerawalapitiya, as well as near the hamlet Matagoda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yugadanavi Power Station and Aitken Spence Power Station.
Yugadanavi Power Station
Power station
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yugadanavi Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Sri Lanka. The 300 MW power station is located in Kerawalapitiya, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.
Aitken Spence Power Station
Power station
The Aitken Spence Power Station is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people.
St. Anthony’s College, Wattala
School
St. Anthony's College, Wattala is a catholic boys' school in Wattala, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattala and Kelaniya.
Wattala
Town
Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around 9 km northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo.
Kelaniya
Town
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. Kelaniya is situated 6 km southeast of Hendala.
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 6 km north of Hendala.
Hendala
- Type: Hamlet with 57,000 residents
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nayakakanda South, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9964° or 6° 59′ 47″ northLongitude
79.8898° or 79° 53′ 23″ eastPopulation
57,000Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)United Nations Location Code
LK HDLOpen location code
6JRXXVWQ+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6569450050OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Hendala” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хендала”
- Cebuano: “Hendala”
- Dutch: “Hendala”
- Irish: “Hendala”
- Swedish: “Hendala”
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Localities in the Area
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