Independence Square
Independence Square is a neighborhood in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 500 residents. Independence Square is situated nearby to the suburb Cinnamon Garden, as well as near Thimbirigasyaya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Independence Memorial Hall and Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.
Independence Memorial Hall
Monument
Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe, CC BY 2.0.
Independence Memorial Hall is a national monument in Sri Lanka built for the commemoration of the independence of Sri Lanka from British rule, with the restoration of full governing responsibility to a Ceylonese-elected legislature on 4 February 1948.
Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground
Pitch
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka.
National Library and Documentation Services Board
Library
National Library and Documentation Services Board is the agency of the government of Sri Lanka which helps maintains all state libraries around the country including the Colombo Library but the management of individual libraries in cities and towns are carried out by the Municipal Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nawala and Slave Island.
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 2½ km east of Independence Square.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, 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. Slave Island is situated 3 km northwest of Independence Square.
Rajagiriya
Suburb
Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. Rajagiriya is situated 3 km east of Independence Square.
Independence Square
- Type: Neighborhood with 500 residents
- Also known as: “Torrington”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.90418° or 6° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
79.86778° or 79° 52′ 4″ eastPopulation
500Open location code
6JRXWV39+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3128705410OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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