Chilaw

Chilaw is a railway station in , , . Chilaw is situated nearby to the marketplace , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s College and Munneswaram temple.

School building
St. Mary's College, Chilaw is one of the oldest English educational institutes of past Ceylon. St. Mary's College is a provincial school, which provides secondary education. is situated 1 km northeast of Chilaw.

Hindu temple
Photo: Leon Meerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an important regional complex in . It has been in existence at least since 1000 CE although myths surrounding the temple associate it with the popular Indian epic Ramayana, and its legendary hero-king Rama. is situated 3 km east of Chilaw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chilaw.

Photo: Psychoslave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the of . The western side of is an area of sandy beaches.

Chilaw

Latitude
7.57579° or 7° 34′ 33″ north
Longitude
79.79093° or 79° 47′ 27″ east
Open location code
6JVXHQGR+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1137448708
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
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