Kiribathgoda

Kiribathgoda is a suburb of and is situated on A1 highway, between and . It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Fort centre.
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  • Type: Town with 15,000 residents
  • Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Thalawathu Henpita North” and “Thalawathu Henpita South

Places of Interest

Highlights include Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station and Sapugaskanda Power Station.

Power station
The is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, . Planning for the fuel oil-run power station dated back to 1994, when the Ceylon Electricity Board issued a tender for an IPP project for 50 megawatts.

Power station
The Sapugaskanda is a 160 megawatt power station located in Sapugaskanda, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, in the Western Province of . is situated 4 km southeast of Kiribathgoda.

School
St. Anthony's College, Wattala is a catholic boys' school in , . is situated 4 km west of Kiribathgoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelaniya and Wattala.

Town
is a suburb of in the , . Located 10 km from Colombo Fort, it is known for the built on the banks of the , which divides the suburb from Colombo District.

Town
is a large suburb of district, in , , situated around 9 km from city centre. This suburb is situated on A3 highway from to . is situated 4 km west of Kiribathgoda.

Suburb
is an old town in the in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is situated along the A 1 highway.

Kiribathgoda

Latitude
6.9781° or 6° 58′ 41″ north
Longitude
79.9274° or 79° 55′ 39″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
6JRXXWHG+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 621150152
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11986195
Wiki­data ID
Q6415094
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Kiribathgoda” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Kiribathgoda
  • Irish: Kiribathgoda
  • Japanese: キリバスゴダ
  • Persian: کیریباتگودا
  • Sinhala: Kiribathgoda
  • Tamil: கிரிபத்கொடை

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