Borella
Borella is the largest suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka represented by divisional code 8. Borella has about 25,000 residents.- Type: Suburb with 25,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “பொரல்லை” and “பொரளை”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium and Colombo National Museum.
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Stadium
Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, also known as Colombo Oval or P.
Welikada Prison
Prison
The Welikada Prison is a maximum-security prison and the largest prison in Sri Lanka.
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.
Nawala
Village
Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo… Nawala is situated 2½ km southeast of Borella.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya… Slave Island is situated 3 km west of Borella.
Borella
- 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″ north
Longitude
79.8776° or 79° 52′ 39″ east
Population
25,000
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWV7H+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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: “பொறளை”
- Urdu: “بوریللا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Senanayake Junction Borella and entrance 2.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Borella Bodiya and Borella Police Station.
Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
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