Alawwa
Alawwa is a town and divisional secretariat of the Kurunegala District in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The town is considered part of the Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alawwa railway station.
Alawwa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Daibo Taku, CC BY 3.0.
Alawwa Railway Station is a railway station in the town of Alawwa, which is located in the Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka. The station is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Main line which links Badulla with the country's capital Colombo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polgahawela and Godawela.
Polgahawela
Town
Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka. It is most notable for being a major railway junction. Polgahawela is situated in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and is located approximately 80 km north-east from the capital city of Colombo; 50 km from Kandy; 20 km from Kurunegala; and 65 km from Bandaranayake International Airport. Polgahawela is situated 8 km northeast of Alawwa.
Godawela
Village
Godawela is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Godawela is situated 9 km northeast of Alawwa.
Warakapola
Town
Warakapola is a town situated in the Dedigama Electorate of the Kegalle District, which is part of the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. Warakapola falls under the administrative unit of the Warakapola Divisional Secretariat and the local governance of the Warakapola Pradeshiya Sabha. Warakapola is situated 9 km southwest of Alawwa.
Alawwa
- Type: Town with 20,000 residents
- Description: town in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human-geographic territorial entity and locality
- Location: Alawwa North, Alawwa Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.29402° or 7° 17′ 39″ northLongitude
80.23924° or 80° 14′ 21″ eastPopulation
20,000Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
6MV276VQ+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1239560146OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1251987Wikidata ID
Q38249649
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Uzbek—“Alawwa” goes by many names.
- Persian: “آلاووا”
- Sinhala: “අලව්ව”
- Uzbek: “Alawwa”
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