Galwala Handiya
Galwala Handiya is a hamlet in Makola South Ihala, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 500 residents. Galwala Handiya is situated nearby to the village Mawaramandiya, as well as near Makola North.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Galwala Handiya.
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 Mawaramandiya and Kadawatha.
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 northwest of Galwala Handiya.
Eldeniya
Village
Photo: X-mas 123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eldeniya is a village located in Kadawatha, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. Eldeniya is situated 3 km north of Galwala Handiya.
Galwala Handiya
- Type: Hamlet with 500 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Makola South Ihala, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.98124° or 6° 58′ 53″ northLongitude
79.96827° or 79° 58′ 6″ eastPopulation
500Open location code
6JRXXXJ9+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3600473007OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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