Alwis Town
Alwis Town is a hamlet in Thimbirigasyaya, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Alwis Town is situated nearby to the hamlet Nayakakanda, as well as near Hendala.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Anthony’s College, Wattala and Yugadanavi Power Station.
St. Anthony’s College, Wattala
School
St. Anthony's College, Wattala is a catholic boys' school in Wattala, Sri Lanka.
Yugadanavi Power Station
Power station
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yugadanavi Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Sri Lanka. The 300 MW power station is located in Kerawalapitiya, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Yugadanavi Power Station is situated 2½ km northwest of Alwis Town.
Aitken Spence Power Station
Power station
The Aitken Spence Power Station is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. Aitken Spence Power Station is situated 3 km northwest of Alwis Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattala and Mabola.
Wattala
Town
Wattala is a large suburb of Gampaha district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka, situated around 9 km from Colombo city centre. This suburb is situated on A3 highway from Colombo to Negombo.
Mabola
Hamlet
Mabola or Mabole is a town and Urban Council in Gampaha District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. With Wattala it forms Wattala–Mabola urban council.
Madampitiya
Neighborhood
Madampitiya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15. Madampitiya is situated 3½ km south of Alwis Town.
Alwis Town
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Thimbirigasyaya, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.99097° or 6° 59′ 28″ northLongitude
79.88533° or 79° 53′ 7″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6JRXXVRP+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 6569450051OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1251706
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