Bolawatta
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dankotuwa and Wennappuwa.
Dankotuwa
Town
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. Dankotuwa is situated 2½ km east of Bolawatta.
Wennappuwa
Town
Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is 18 km north of Negombo. The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa as a small farming hamlet. Wennappuwa is situated 5 km north of Bolawatta.
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 Bolawatta.
Bolawatta
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Also known as: “Balawatta”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bolawatta, Wennappuwa Divisional Secretariat, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.29649° or 7° 17′ 47″ northLongitude
79.85784° or 79° 51′ 28″ eastPopulation
5,000Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
6JVX7VW5+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 639267408OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1249691Wikidata ID
Q16886863
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bolawatta” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bolawatta”
- Dutch: “Bolawatta”
- Irish: “Bolawatta”
- Swedish: “Bolawatta”
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