Thalawathugoda
Thalawathugoda is a vicinity of Maharagama governed by the Urban Council of Maharagama. It is located approximately 16 km from the centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include President’s College and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte.
President’s College
School
President's College Maharagama established on 18 February 1978 in Maharagama in Colombo district Sri Lanka as a National School. The school belongs to Maharagama division of Sri Jayawardhanapura educational zone, Western Province, Sri Lanka. President’s College is situated 3½ km south of Thalawathugoda.
Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
School
Ananda Sastralaya is a public boys school located in Kotte, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1890 as Kotte Buddhist English Mixed School. In 1952 a part of the school land was designated by the Government as an archaeological site since an underground residence of a Buddhist place of worship was discovered at the site. Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte is situated 3½ km west of Thalawathugoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pelawatte and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
Pelawatte
Town
Pelawatte also spelled Pelawatta is a part of Battaramulla main town which is a suburb of Colombo located near to the new Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the overpopulated areas in the city.
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Photo: Hkn89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the capital city of Sri Lanka. In practice, it is a suburb of Colombo, which completely surrounds it. Over 100,000 people live in Kotte itself.
Hokandara
Village
Hokandara is a suburb of Colombo district. It is located approximately 20 kilometres from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Thalawathugoda to the west, Pelawatte on the north-west, Malabe on the north, Aturugiriya on the east and Pannipitiya on the south. Hokandara is situated 2½ km east of Thalawathugoda.
Thalawathugoda
- Type: Town with 10,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Thalawathugoda East, Maharagama Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.87632° or 6° 52′ 35″ northLongitude
79.93536° or 79° 56′ 7″ eastPopulation
10,000Open location code
6JRXVWGP+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 619133455OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q7709589
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Thalawathugoda” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Thalawathugoda”
- Irish: “Thalawathugoda”
- Persian: “تالاواتوگودا”
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