Colombo District
Colombo District is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya.
Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya
School
Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya is a Buddhist school in Sri Lanka, which provides primary and secondary education. It was founded on 1 February 1970 in Kottawa. Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya is situated 6 km southwest of Colombo District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homagama and Malabe.
Homagama
Town
Homagama is a town in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka, about 24 kilometres south-east of Colombo. The Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha consists of the Homagama divisional secretariat and 10 GN division of Padukka DS division.
Malabe
Town
Malabe is a suburb of Kaduwela in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a crucial economic centre in Colombo. Malabe is situated 8 km northwest of Colombo District.
Athurugiriya
Town
Athurugiriya is a suburb of Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the Kotte-Bope Road about 21 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a highly sought after residential centre in Colombo.
Colombo District
- Type: district of Sri Lanka with 2,270,000 residents
- Description: district of Sri Lanka
- Location: Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Colombo District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مديرية كولومبو”
- Armenian: “Կոլոմբո”
- Belarusian: “Каломба”
- Bengali: “কলম্বো জেলা”
- Catalan: “Districte de Colombo”
- Cebuano: “Colombo District”
- Chinese: “可倫坡區”
- Chinese: “科伦坡区”
- Dutch: “Colombo”
- Finnish: “Colombon piirikunta”
- French: “Colombo”
- Georgian: “კოლომბოს ოლქი”
- German: “Colombo”
- German: “Distrikt Colombo”
- Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Κολόμπο”
- Hindi: “कोलम्बो”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Kolombo”
- Italian: “Distretto di Colombo”
- Japanese: “コロンボ県”
- Korean: “콜롬보구”
- Macedonian: “Коломбо”
- Malayalam: “കൊളംബോ ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “कोलंबो जिल्हा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Colombo”
- Norwegian: “Colombo”
- Persian: “ناحیه کلمبو”
- Polish: “Kolombo (dystrykt)”
- Polish: “Kolombo”
- Russian: “Коломбо”
- Santali: “ᱠᱚᱞᱚᱢᱵᱚ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Sinhala: “කොළඹ දිස්ත් රික්කය”
- Sinhala: “කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Sinhala: “කොළඹ පරිපාලන දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Slovak: “Kolombo”
- Slovenian: “distrikt Kolombo”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Colombo”
- Swedish: “Colombo”
- Tamil: “கொழும்பு மாவட்டம்”
- Ukrainian: “Коломбо”
- Urdu: “کولمبو ضلع”
- Welsh: “Ardal Colombo”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع کولمبو”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Habarakada and Panagoda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nawagama and Ambulgama.
Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Colombo, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Negombo, and Beruwela.
Curious Places to Discover
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