Thalawathuhenpita South

Thalawathuhenpita South is a hamlet in Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province. Thalawathuhenpita South is situated nearby to the hamlet Bangala Watta, as well as near the suburb Mahara.

Places of Interest

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

Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station

Power station

The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka. 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. Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 3½ km south of Thalawathuhenpita South.

Sapugaskanda Power Station

Power station

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

Sapugaskanda Refinery

The Sapugaskanda Refinery is the single largest oil refinery of Sri Lanka. The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of Iran, initially designed to process 38,000 barrels per stream day. Sapugaskanda Refinery is situated 3½ km southeast of Thalawathuhenpita South.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelaniya and Wattala.

Kelaniya

Town

Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Located 10 km from Colombo Fort, it is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District. Kelaniya is situated 4½ km southwest of Thalawathuhenpita South.

Wattala

Town

Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around 9 km northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo. Wattala is situated 5 km west of Thalawathuhenpita South.

Kadawatha

Town

Kadawatha is a large suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately 16 km away from the centre of Colombo.

Thalawathuhenpita South

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.986° or 6° 59′ 10″ north

Longitude

79.9364° or 79° 56′ 11″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

6JRXXWPP+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6569606278

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11986197

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