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Pahalawela

Pahalawela is a locality in , , . Pahalawela is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte and Gateway College.

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.

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 northwest of Pahalawela.

School
is a public girls school located in , Sri Lanka. It was established in 1925 by Anagarika Dharmapala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and Battaramulla.

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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
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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
is a suburb of in the , . It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km away from the centre of the commercial capital . This suburb is a crucial economic centre in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Pahalawela.

Pahalawela

Latitude
6.8852° or 6° 53′ 7″ north
Longitude
79.9275° or 79° 55′ 39″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6JRXVWPH+32
Geo­Names ID
11984870
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