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 St. Anthony’s College, Wattala.

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.

St. Anthony’s College, Wattala

School

St. Anthony's College, Wattala is a catholic boys' school in Wattala, Sri Lanka.

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.

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

Photo: AtulaSiriwardane, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

79.8898° or 79° 53′ 23″ east

Population

57,000

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

United Nations Location Code

LK HDL

Open location code

6JRXXVWQ+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6569450050

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

1244397

Wikidata ID

Q27441770

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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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