Batapotha
Batapotha is a locality in Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province. Batapotha is situated nearby to the locality Talangama North, as well as near Pelawatta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gateway College and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte.
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 4 km west of Batapotha.
Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
School
Ananda Sastralaya is a public boys school located in Kotte, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1890 as Kotte Buddhist English Mixed School. In 1952 a part of the school land was designated by the Government as an archaeological site since an underground residence of a Buddhist place of worship was discovered at the site. Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte is situated 4 km southwest of Batapotha.
Pearl Residences
University
Photo: Nitraven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology is a non-profit private university located in Malabe, Colombo, and Pallekele, in Sri Lanka. It specialises in various academic and professional fields, such as computer science, information technology, and business management. Pearl Residences is situated 4½ km east of Batapotha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and Battaramulla.
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
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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
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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.
Malabe
Town
Malabe is a former town, now a suburb of Kaduwela in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo.
Batapotha
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9005° or 6° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
79.9369° or 79° 56′ 13″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
6JRXWW2P+6PGeoNames ID
11984854
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