Panchikawatte

Panchikawatte is a suburb in Panchikawatta, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 15,000 residents. Panchikawatte is situated nearby to the suburb Maligakanda, as well as near Maradana.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maradana Railway Station and R. Premadasa Stadium.

Maradana Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Maradana Railway Station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day.

R. Premadasa Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Catalyst.saitm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 150 one-day international matches.

Zahira College

School

Zahira College is an Islamic school in Maradana, Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1892 as Al Madrasathul Zahira by Islamic lawyer and educationalist, M. C.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

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.

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.

Kotahena

Suburb

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Panchikawatte

Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
Category: locality
Location: Panchikawatta, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.93126° or 6° 55′ 53″ north

Longitude

79.86461° or 79° 51′ 53″ east

Population

15,000

Open location code

6JRXWVJ7+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3666826238

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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