Mahaweli Center

Mahaweli Center is a building in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Mahaweli Center is situated nearby to New Town Hall, as well as near National Museum of Natural History.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and National Museum of Natural History.

Colombo National Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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 130 metres southeast of Mahaweli Center.

National Museum of Natural History

Museum

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Museum of Natural History is a museum that covers the natural heritage of Sri Lanka. The museum is located closer to the National Museum of Colombo.

Viharamahadevi Park

Park

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Viharamahadevi Park is a 45 acre public park located in Cinnamon Gardens, in Colombo, situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in Sri Lanka. It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of Colombo. Viharamahadevi Park is situated 280 metres northeast of Mahaweli Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Nawala

Village

Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 4 km southeast of Mahaweli Center.

Mahaweli Center

Type: Building
Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.91147° or 6° 54′ 41″ north

Longitude

79.86038° or 79° 51′ 37″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV66+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1839445239

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Town Hall and Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts.

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