Wellawatte

Wellawatte is a suburb in , , and has about 15,000 residents. Wellawatte is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Lawrence’s Church and Colts Cricket Club Ground.

Church
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Lawrence's Church is the seat of the Wellawatte parish of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo. It is located at Galle Road, Wellawatte, Colombo 06.

Pitch
is a cricket ground on Park Road in , , , in the south-east corner of . It has been the home of Colts Cricket Club since 1971.

Pitch
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . It is one of the oldest grounds in the country. The sporting complex is located in Havelock Town and is bordered by Havelock Road, Park Road and Isipathana Mawatha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dehiwala and Nugegoda.

Town
is a suburban area in , . It lies within the administrative boundaries of Municipal Council. It is known for the which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species. is situated 2½ km south of Wellawatte.

Town
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large, densely populated suburb of , Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of . It has a population of over 250,000 people. is situated 3½ km east of Wellawatte.

Village
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is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 4 km northeast of Wellawatte.

Wellawatte

Latitude
6.87438° or 6° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
79.85912° or 79° 51′ 33″ east
Population
15,000
Open location code
6JRXVVF5+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3666851323
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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