Kotahena

Kotahena is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena has about 15,000 residents.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
  • Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “കൊട്ടാഞ്ചേനൈ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. Anthony’s Shrine and St. Lucia’s Cathedral.

Church
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Anthony's Shrine is a church in the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා…

Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloemendhal and Colombo.

Suburb
is a suburb in , .

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Neighborhood
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Kotahena

Latitude
6.94802° or 6° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
79.85983° or 79° 51′ 35″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWVX5+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3666779279
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7545307
Wiki­data ID
Q6433847
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Kotahena” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “高達希拉”
  • Dutch: “Kotahena”
  • Irish: “Kotahena”
  • Japanese: “コタヘーナ”
  • Malayalam: “കോട്ടഹെന”
  • Persian: “کوتاهنا”
  • Sinhala: “කොටහේන”
  • Tamil: “கொட்டாஞ்சேனை”
  • Urdu: “کوٹاہینا”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hettiyawatte and St. Bastian.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kotahena Library and Sri Vekkali Amman Kovil.

Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

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