Malgama

Malgama is a locality in , , . Malgama is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station and Sapugaskanda Power Station.

Power station
The is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, . Planning for the fuel oil-run power station dated back to 1994, when the Ceylon Electricity Board issued a tender for an IPP project for 50 megawatts.

Power station
The Sapugaskanda is a 160 megawatt power station located in Sapugaskanda, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, in the Western Province of . is situated 4½ km northeast of Malgama.

The is the single largest oil refinery of . The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of , initially designed to process 38,000 barrels per stream day. is situated 4½ km northeast of Malgama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and Battaramulla.

Photo: Hkn89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of Sri Lanka. In practice, it is a suburb of Colombo, which completely surrounds it. Over 100,000 people live in Kotte itself.

Town
Photo: Randeepa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Urban Area under the administration of Kaduwela and is situated 8.4 km from the , near the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the , being home to the country's elite. is situated 3½ km southwest of Malgama.

Town
is a suburb of in the , . Located 10 km from Colombo Fort, it is known for the built on the banks of the , which divides the suburb from Colombo District.

Malgama

Latitude
6.9309° or 6° 55′ 51″ north
Longitude
79.9369° or 79° 56′ 13″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWWJP+9Q
Geo­Names ID
11984803
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