Wellawatta North
Wellawatta North is a locality in Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province. Wellawatta North is situated nearby to the suburb Pamankada, as well as near the locality Wilasitha Nivasa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Lanka Hospitals.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 3½ km north of Wellawatta North.
Lanka Hospitals
Hospital
Lanka Hospital is multi-speciality tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and Nugegoda.
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.
Nugegoda
Town
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia. It has a population of over 250,000 people.
Dehiwala
Town
Dehiwala is a suburban area in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It lies within the administrative boundaries of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. It is known for the zoo which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species.
Wellawatta North
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.8788° or 6° 52′ 44″ northLongitude
79.8635° or 79° 51′ 49″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6JRXVVH7+GCGeoNames ID
11985141
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