South Asia
Sri Lanka
Western Province

Gampaha District

Gampaha District is one of the 25 districts of , the second level administrative division of the country. It is the most populous district of Sri Lanka.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Henarathgoda Botanical Garden and Gampaha railway station.

Garden
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, also known as Gampaha Botanical Garden, is one of the six botanical gardens in . The botanical garden is situated on the - main road, approximately 450 m away from .

Railway station
is a railway station in the city of in . The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, which is the state-run railway operator.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gampaha and Yakkala.

Photo: Pradeep Malli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an urban city in District, , . It is situated to the north-east of the capital . It is the sixth largest urban area in , after , , , and .

Town
is a village located between and on the A1 Highway. It forms part of Municipal Council and located in the Gampaha District, . is situated 6 km southeast of Gampaha District.

Town
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is a town in Gampaha district, governed by an Urban Council and Pradheshia Saba, situated near , of . It is located 15 kilometres east of Negombo and 35 kilometres north east of . is situated 7 km northwest of Gampaha District.

Gampaha District

Latitude
7.1333° or 7° 7′ 60″ north
Longitude
80° east
Population
2,440,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
6MV242M2+82
Geo­Names ID
1246005
Wiki­data ID
Q206344
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Gampaha District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مديرية جامباها”
  • Bengali: “গাম্পাহা জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Gampaha District”
  • Chinese: “加姆珀哈区”
  • Chinese: “加姆珀哈區”
  • Danish: “Gampaha District”
  • Dutch: “Gampaha”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “منطقة جامباها”
  • Finnish: “Gampahan piirikunta”
  • French: “Gampaha”
  • Georgian: “გამპაჰის ოლქი”
  • German: “Gampaha”
  • Greek: “Γκαμπάχα”
  • Gujarati: “ગમ્પાહા જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “गम्पह जिला”
  • Hindi: “गम्पहा जिला”
  • Hindi: “गम्पाह जिला”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Gampaha”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gampaha”
  • Japanese: “ガンパハ県”
  • Kannada: “ಗಾಂಪಹ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
  • Korean: “감파하구”
  • Latvian: “Gampahas distrikts”
  • Lithuanian: “Gampachos sritis”
  • Malay: “Gampaha District”
  • Malayalam: “ഗമ്പഹ ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “गम्पहा जिल्हा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gampaha distrikt”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گامپاها”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt Gampaha”
  • Polish: “Gampaha”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Gampaha”
  • Russian: “Гампаха”
  • Russian: “округ Гампаха”
  • Santali: “ᱜᱚᱢᱯᱟᱦᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Sinhala: “ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Sinhala: “ගම්පහ පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Slovenian: “Gampaha”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Gampaha”
  • Swedish: “Gampaha”
  • Tamil: “கம்பகா மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “கம்பஹா மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “గంపాహా జిల్లా”
  • Thai: “เขตคัมปาฮา”
  • Turkish: “Gampaha District”
  • Ukrainian: “Гампаха”
  • Urdu: “گامپاہا ضلع”
  • Urdu: “گمپاہ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Gampaha”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع گمفا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Doranagoda and Petiyagoda.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Veyangoda railway station and Warana Raja Maha Viharaya.

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