Dankotuwa
Dankotuwa is a small town situated in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 12 km away from Negombo, 47 km from Colombo and 62 km from Kurunegala.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolawatta and Lunuwila.
Bolawatta
Village
Bolawatta is a populated place located in Sri Lanka. The location is situated 130 kilometers west of the approximate center of Sri Lanka and 40 kilometers north of the capital Colombo. It is located at latitude of 7.29 and a longitude of 79.86. Bolawatta is situated 2½ km west of Dankotuwa.
Lunuwila
Village
Lunuwila is a town in the Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is approximately 5 km inland of the coastal town of Wennappuwa, 20 km north of Negombo and 30 km south of Chilaw. Lunuwila is situated 6 km north of Dankotuwa.
Kandawala
Village
Kandawala is a suburb of the city of Negombo, Sri Lanka. Kandawala is situated 6 km south of Dankotuwa.
Dankotuwa
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Also known as: “Dankotuwa Town”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gonavila South, Dankotuwa Divisional Secretariat, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.29749° or 7° 17′ 51″ northLongitude
79.88219° or 79° 52′ 56″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6JVX7VWJ+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 617242457OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1248607Wikidata ID
Q16887576
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Dankotuwa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dankotuwa”
- Irish: “Dankotuwa”
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