Madiwela
Madiwela is a locality in Maharagama Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province. Madiwela is situated nearby to the village Thalapathpitiya, as well as near the locality Talangama South.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte and President’s College.
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.
President’s College
School
President's College Maharagama established on 18 February 1978 in Maharagama in Colombo district Sri Lanka as a National School. The school belongs to Maharagama division of Sri Jayawardhanapura educational zone, Western Province, Sri Lanka. President’s College is situated 4 km south of Madiwela.
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 northwest of Madiwela.
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 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. Malabe is situated 4½ km northeast of Madiwela.
Madiwela
- Type: Locality
- Location: Maharagama Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.8777° or 6° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
79.9221° or 79° 55′ 20″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6JRXVWHC+3RGeoNames ID
11985067
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