Colombo District
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Boralesgamuwa East B

Boralesgamuwa

Boralesgamuwa is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km south-east of the commercial capital . The Boralesgamuwa junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya.
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  • 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 include Weras Ganga Park and Ratmalana Airport.

Park
The is a public park located in Bellanwila area, next to the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya in , .

Aerodrome
Photo: ColomboAirportRatmalana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ratmalana International Airport, is the secondary international airport serving the city of , the capital of Sri Lanka. It was the country's first and was the only international airport in Sri Lanka until the inauguration of , , in 1967. is situated 2½ km southwest of Boralesgamuwa.

Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
is a zoological garden in , , founded in 1936. The Dehiwala Zoo is now known for its mistreatment and poor facilities for the animals that inhabit it. is situated 3½ km northwest of Boralesgamuwa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nugegoda and Dehiwala.

Town
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large, densely populated suburb of , Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of . It has a population of over 250,000 people. is situated 3½ km northwest of Boralesgamuwa.

Town
is a suburban area in , . It lies within the administrative boundaries of Municipal Council. It is known for the which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species. is situated 4 km west of Boralesgamuwa.

Village
Pannampitiya is a suburb of . It is an area in , and is located about 15 km from the commercial capital. is subdivided into a number of smaller areas. is situated 5 km east of Boralesgamuwa.

Boralesgamuwa

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
node 251844978
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1249605
Wiki­data ID
Q4944289
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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

Explore places such as Boralesgamuwa South and Boralesgamuwa North.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boralesgamuwa Public Market and Boralesgamuwa Police Station.

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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 “Boralesgamuwa”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.