Boralesgamuwa
Boralesgamuwa is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km south-east of the commercial capital Colombo. The Boralesgamuwa junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya.- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Boralesgamuwa South” and “Boralesgomuwa”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Weras Ganga Park and Ratmalana Airport.
Ratmalana Airport
Aerodrome
Ratmalana International Airport, is the secondary… Ratmalana Airport is situated 2½ km southwest of Boralesgamuwa.
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
Zoo
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka… National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is situated 3½ km northwest of Boralesgamuwa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nugegoda and Dehiwala.
Nugegoda
Town
Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Nugegoda is situated 3½ km northwest of Boralesgamuwa.
Dehiwala
Town
Dehiwala is a suburban area in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dehiwala is situated 4 km west of Boralesgamuwa.
Pannipitiya
Village
Pannampitiya is a suburb of Colombo District. Pannipitiya is situated 5 km east of Boralesgamuwa.
Boralesgamuwa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Boralesgamuwa East B, Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.84106° or 6° 50′ 28″ north
Longitude
79.9017° or 79° 54′ 6″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
6JRXRWR2+CM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Sinhala—“Boralesgamuwa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Boralesgamuwa”
- German: “Boralesgamuwa”
- Irish: “Boralesgamuwa”
- Japanese: “ボラレスガムワ”
- Persian: “بورالسگامووا”
- Polish: “Boralesgamuwa”
- Sinhala: “බොරලැස්ගමුව”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Boralesgamuwa South and Boralesgamuwa North.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Boralesgamuwa Public Market and Boralesgamuwa Police Station.
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Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
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