Walpola
Walpola is a village in Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province. Walpola is situated nearby to Mulleriyawa New Town, as well as near the village Aggona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gateway College and President’s College.
Gateway College
School
The Gateway Group is an educational conglomerate in Sri Lanka. 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. Gateway College is situated 3½ km southwest of Walpola.
President’s College
School
The President's College is a boys' national school in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Sri Lanka. Founded on 4 February 1978, its inauguration was the first official act carried out by President J. R. Jayewardene. President’s College is situated 4 km southwest of Walpola.
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka. 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. Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 4½ km northeast of Walpola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and Battaramulla.
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Photo: Hkn89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 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.
Battaramulla
Town
Photo: Randeepa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Battaramulla is an Urban Area under the administration of Kaduwela and is situated 8.4 km from the Colombo Fort, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the Colombo District, being home to the country's elite.
Kelaniya
Town
Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Located 10 km from Colombo Fort, it is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District.
Walpola
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.922° or 6° 55′ 19″ northLongitude
79.9269° or 79° 55′ 37″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
6JRXWWCG+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5353964550OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11984848
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