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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Alawwa railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polgahawela and Godawela.
Polgahawela
Town
Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka. Polgahawela is situated 8 km northeast of Alawwa.
Warakapola
Town
Warakapola is a town situated in the Dedigama… 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″ north
Longitude
80.23924° or 80° 14′ 21″ east
Population
20,000
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
6MV276VQ+JM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wariyagoda and Wedikanda.
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Highlights: Wanniarachchi Medical Center and Alawwa-Colombo.
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