Makola
Makola is a suburb in Makola North Pahala, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 10,000 residents. Makola is situated nearby to the village Sapugaskanda, as well as near the hamlet Pelengahahena Junction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sapugaskanda Power Station and Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station.
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.
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.
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiribathgoda and Kirimetiyagara.
Kiribathgoda
Town
Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. Kiribathgoda is situated 2½ km west of Makola.
Kirimetiyagara
Hamlet
Kirimetiyagara is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 10 miles from Kirimetiyagara. Kirimetiyagara is situated 3 km northwest of Makola.
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. Kadawatha is situated 3 km north of Makola.
Makola
- Type: Suburb with 10,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Makola North Pahala, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.97495° or 6° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
79.94993° or 79° 56′ 60″ eastPopulation
10,000Open location code
6JRXXWFX+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1843473787OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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