Karapitiya
Karapitiya is a suburb of Galle in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mahinda College and St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Mahinda College
School
Photo: S1yh0k3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 1 March 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle. It is a landmark in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 4 km southwest of Karapitiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galle and Unawatuna.
Galle
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Unawatuna
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern Sri Lanka 5 km south of Galle. It can be seen as its suburb, a bustling little community of guest houses, cafes, markets, crafts and bars. The main beach is swimmable year round.
Karapitiya
- Type: Suburb with 10,000 residents
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bope-Poddala Divisional Secretariat, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.0671° or 6° 4′ 2″ northLongitude
80.2258° or 80° 13′ 33″ eastPopulation
10,000Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6MR2368G+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 309897025OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7438878Wikidata ID
Q16988747
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Karapitiya” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Карапития”
- Cebuano: “Karapitiya”
- Dutch: “Karapitiya”
- Irish: “Karapitiya”
- Swedish: “Karapitiya”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Karapiti and Karapitiya Police Post.
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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 “Karapitiya”. Photo: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.