Walpola

Walpola is a village in , , . Walpola is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gateway College, Sri Lanka and President’s College.

School
The Gateway Group is an educational conglomerate in . Established in 1986 by R. I. T. Alles, former State Secretary of Education and Sri Lankan educator, the Gateway Group's subsidiaries include international schools, graduate education, and professional training throughout the country and abroad. is situated 3½ km southwest of Walpola.

School
The President's College is a boys' national school in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, . Founded on 4 February 1978, its inauguration was the first official act carried out by President J. R. Jayewardene. is situated 4 km southwest of Walpola.

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. is situated 4½ km northeast of Walpola.

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.

Town
Photo: AtulaSiriwardane, Public domain.
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.

Walpola

Latitude
6.922° or 6° 55′ 19″ north
Longitude
79.9269° or 79° 55′ 37″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWWCG+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5353964550
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11984848
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