Kadawatha
Kadawatha is one of the main suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately 16 km away from the centre of Colombo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka.
Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka
Church
The Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka is a Roman Catholic basilica in Tewatte, Sri Lanka. Being thus in a somewhat distant suburb of Colombo, it comes under the purview of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo and is a site of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Catholics. Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka is situated 4 km northwest of Kadawatha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirimetiyagara and Eldeniya.
Kirimetiyagara
Hamlet
Kirimetiyagara is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 10 miles from Kirimetiyagara.
Dalupitiya
Hamlet
Dalupitiya is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 10 miles from Kirimetiyagara. The closest city to Dalupitiya is Kadawatha, which is on the Kandy Road.
Kadawatha
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pahala Biyanvila East, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.00214° or 7° 0′ 8″ north
Longitude
79.95123° or 79° 57′ 4″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
6JVX2X22+VF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Kadawatha” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kadawatha”
- Dutch: “Kadawatha”
- French: “Kadawatha”
- Hausa: “Kadawatha”
- Irish: “Kadawatha”
- Japanese: “カダワタ”
- Japanese: “カダワッタ”
- Persian: “کاداواتا”
- Sinhala: “කඩවත”
- Swedish: “Kadawatha”
- Tamil: “கடவத்தை”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pahala Biyanvila and Pahala Karagahamuna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kadawatha Police Station and Kadawath Post office.
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