Dadalla
Dadalla is one of fifteen wards that comprise the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. It is made up of five Grama Niladharis: Gintota West; Gintota East; Dadella West; Dadella East and Walawwatte/Siyambalagahawatte. It contains the Dadalla cemetery…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 1,000 residents
- Description: ward in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Dadalla, Galle” and “Dadella”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Mary’s Cathedral and National Museum of Galle.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle. It is a landmark in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 2½ km southeast of Dadalla.
National Museum of Galle
Museum
Photo: Dan arndt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. National Museum of Galle is situated 3½ km southeast of Dadalla.
Mahinda College
School
Photo: S1yh0k3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 1 March 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Mahinda College is situated 2½ km east of Dadalla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galle and Boossa.
Galle
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Boossa
Village
Boossa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 123 kilometres south of Colombo and 12 kilometres north of Galle, immediately north of the mouth of the Gin Ganga. Boossa is situated 4½ km northwest of Dadalla.
Karapitiya
Suburb
Karapitiya is a suburb of Galle in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets. Karapitiya is situated 4½ km northeast of Dadalla.
Dadalla
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Walawwatta, Galle Four Gravets Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.04671° or 6° 2′ 48″ northLongitude
80.19225° or 80° 11′ 32″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6MR225WR+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 250132431OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1248931Wikidata ID
Q5207909
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Dadalla” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dadalla”
- Irish: “Dadalla”
- Persian: “دادالا (گاله)”
- Persian: “دادالا”
- Russian: “Дадалла”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dadalla”. Photo: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.