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Kotahena

Kotahena is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena has about 15,000 residents.
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Places of Interest

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

Church
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Anthony's Shrine is a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර Kothahena Santha Lusiya Asana Dewumædura) is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in .

Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloemendhal and Colombo.

Suburb
is a suburb in , . is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'.

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Neighborhood
is a suburb in , . It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.

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: “കൊട്ടാഞ്ചേനൈ”
  • Malayalam: “കോട്ടഹെന”
  • Persian: “کوتاهنا”
  • Sinhala: “කොටහේන”
  • Tamil: “கொட்டாஞ்சேனை”
  • Urdu: “کوٹاہینا”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hettiyawatte and St. Bastian.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kotahena Library and Sri Vekkali Amman Kovil.

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