Mirissa
Mirissa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Matara District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 150 kilometres south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 4 metres above sea level.
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: place in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Miris’sa” and “Mirissa city”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Polwathumodara railway station and Mirissa railway station.
Polwathumodara railway station
Railway station
Polwathumodara railway station is a railway station on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka.
Mirissa railway station
Railway station
Mirissa Railway Station is a railway station on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weligama.
Mirissa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.9494° or 5° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
80.4558° or 80° 27′ 21″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6MQ2WFX4+P8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Mirissa” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Heanwala and Polwathumodara.
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