Kehelwatte

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pettah Floating Market and Maradana Railway Station.

Pettah Floating Market

The Pettah Floating Markets are located on Bastian Mawatha in Pettah, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and consist of 92 trade stalls, with a number of the stalls established on boats on Beira Lake.

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.

Fort railway station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Fort 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.

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 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.

Kotahena

Suburb

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

Kehelwatte

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

6.93374° or 6° 56′ 2″ north

Longitude

79.85911° or 79° 51′ 33″ east

Population

15,000

Open location code

6JRXWVM5+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3784747321

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aluthkade and Panchikawatte.

Notable Places Nearby

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