Negombo

Negombo is a quiet town in the western coastal area of , with a tourist strip to the north on Jetwing Beach. Its key attraction is its proximity to the international airport.
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A.Savin, FAL.
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  • City with 142,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
  • …is also known as “Nīrkoḻumpu”
  • Description: city in Sri Lanka
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Negombo Fort and St. Sebastian’s Church.
A.Savin, FAL.
was a small but important fort in Negombo, approx.
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The St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, also known as St.
is a Catholic College in Negombo…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurana.
is a municipal ward of Negombo, .

Negombo

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Latitude
7.2094° or 7° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
79.8331° or 79° 49′ 59″ east
UN/LOCODE
LK NEG
Open location code
6JVX6R5M+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2064194449
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1233369
Wiki­data ID
Q668616

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Negombo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نجومبو”
  • Arabic: “نغومبو”
  • Arabic: “نيجومبو”
  • Arabic: “نيغومبو”
  • Armenian: “Նեգոմբո”
  • Asturian: “Negombo”
  • Azerbaijani: “Neqombo”
  • Basque: “Negombo”
  • Bengali: “নেগোম্বো”
  • Breton: “Negombo”
  • Catalan: “Negombo”
  • Chinese: “內貢博”
  • Chinese: “内贡博”
  • Czech: “Negombo”
  • Danish: “Negombo”
  • Dutch: “Negombo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نجومبو”
  • Esperanto: “Negombo”
  • Finnish: “Negombo”
  • French: “Negombo”
  • German: “Negombo”
  • Hebrew: “נגומבו”
  • Hungarian: “Negombo”
  • Irish: “Negombo”
  • Italian: “Negombo”
  • Japanese: “ニゴンボ”
  • Japanese: “ネボンゴ”
  • Kannada: “ನೆಗೊಂಬೊ”
  • Korean: “네곰보”
  • Lithuanian: “Negombas”
  • Northern Frisian: “Negombo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Negombo”
  • Norwegian: “Negombo”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Negombo”
  • Persian: “نگومبو”
  • Polish: “Migamuwa”
  • Polish: “Negombo”
  • Portuguese: “Negombo”
  • Portuguese: “Negumbo”
  • Russian: “Негомбо”
  • Silesian: “Negombo”
  • Sinhala: “මීගමුව”
  • Slovenian: “Negombo”
  • Spanish: “Negombo”
  • Swedish: “Negombo”
  • Tamil: “நீர்கொழும்பு”
  • Thai: “เนกอมโบ”
  • Turkish: “Negombo”
  • Ukrainian: “Негомбо”
  • Urdu: “نیگومبو”
  • Venetian: “Negombo”
  • Vietnamese: “Negombo”

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