John the Baptist Church
John the Baptist Church is a church in Welisara, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. John the Baptist Church is situated nearby to the town Kandana, as well as near Ragama.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yugadanavi Power Station and Aitken Spence Power Station.
Yugadanavi Power Station
Power station
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yugadanavi Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Sri Lanka. The 300 MW power station is located in Kerawalapitiya, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Yugadanavi Power Station is situated 3½ km southwest of John the Baptist Church.
Aitken Spence Power Station
Power station
The Aitken Spence Power Station is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. Aitken Spence Power Station is situated 3½ km southwest of John the Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandana and Ragama.
Kandana
Town
Kandana is a suburb of Gampaha in Western Province, Sri Lanka, 19 km north of the Colombo city centre. Due to the proximity to Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, the suburb is a popular residential area.
Ragama
Town
Ragama is an outer suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Divisional Secretariat. Ragama is situated 3 km east of John the Baptist Church.
Mabola
Hamlet
Mabola or Mabole is a town and Urban Council in Gampaha District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. With Wattala it forms Wattala–Mabola urban council. Mabola is situated 3½ km south of John the Baptist Church.
John the Baptist Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Welisara, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.03613° or 7° 2′ 10″ northLongitude
79.89612° or 79° 53′ 46″ eastOpen location code
6JVX2VPW+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1338347974OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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