Aruppitiya
Aruppitiya is a locality in Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province. Aruppitiya is situated nearby to the locality Isurupaya, as well as near Pelawatta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3½ km west of Aruppitiya.
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 3½ km southwest of Aruppitiya.
Ananda Balika Vidyalaya
School
Ananda Balika Vidyalaya is a public girls school located in Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1925 by Anagarika Dharmapala. Ananda Balika Vidyalaya is situated 4 km west of Aruppitiya.
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.
Malabe
Town
Malabe is 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. This suburb is a crucial economic centre in Colombo.
Aruppitiya
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.8974° or 6° 53′ 51″ northLongitude
79.9328° or 79° 55′ 58″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
6JRXVWWM+X4GeoNames ID
11984866
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Localities in the Area
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