Thihariya
Thihariya is a village in Thihariyagama, Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat, Western Province and has about 5,000 residents. Thihariya is situated nearby to the hamlet Kaththota, as well as near Bogoda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Horagolla National Park and Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya.
Horagolla National Park
Park
Horagolla National Park is one of the latest national parks in Sri Lanka. It is so called because of an abundance of Dipterocarpus zeylanicus trees. The area was originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary on 5 September 1973 due to its rich biodiversity.
Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya
School
Ranpokunagama M. V. was founded in 1988. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Ranpokunagama. It is a Government School, meaning that it is controlled by the government as opposed to the Provincial Council and provides only the secondary education. Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya is situated 4 km east of Thihariya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nittambuwa and Yakkala.
Nittambuwa
Town
Nittambuwa is a semi urban town, situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The town is situated on the Colombo-Kandy highway. It is connected also to Negombo with the highway via Veyangoda-Minuwangoda. Nittambuwa is situated 3½ km northeast of Thihariya.
Yakkala
Town
Yakkala is a village located between Nittambuwa and Kadawatha on the A1 Highway. It forms part of Gampaha Municipal Council and located in the Gampaha District, Western Province. Yakkala is situated 6 km southwest of Thihariya.
Gampaha
Photo: Pradeep Malli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gampaha is an urban city in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated to the north of the capital Colombo.It is the second largest urban area after Colombo. Gampaha is also the largest and most populous urban center in the Gampaha District.
Thihariya
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Thihariyagama, Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.12523° or 7° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
80.07243° or 80° 4′ 21″ eastPopulation
5,000Open location code
6MV243GC+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 652646582OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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