Borella
Borella is the largest suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka represented by divisional code 8. Borella has about 25,000 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include High commission of South Africa in Sri Lanka and Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium.
High commission of South Africa in Sri Lanka
Government office
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High commission of South Africa in Sri Lanka is a government office.
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Stadium
Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, also known as Colombo Oval or P. Sara Oval, or simply PSS is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajagiriya and Nawala.
Rajagiriya
Suburb
Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road.
Nawala
Village
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Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 2½ km southeast of Borella.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. Slave Island is situated 3 km west of Borella.
Borella
- Type: Suburb with 25,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.91483° or 6° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
79.8776° or 79° 52′ 39″ eastPopulation
25,000Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
6JRXWV7H+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3666831436OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7545331Wikidata ID
Q4944917
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Borella” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Borella”
- Irish: “Borella”
- Japanese: “ボレッラ”
- Persian: “بورللا”
- Russian: “Борелла”
- Sinhala: “බොරැල්ල”
- Tamil: “பொரல்லை”
- Tamil: “பொரளை”
- Tamil: “பொறளை”
- Urdu: “بوریللا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borella Bodiya and Borella Police Station.
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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 “Borella”. Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.