General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange

General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange is a post office in Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange is situated near the post office EMS Speed Post, as well as near the railway station Colombo Fort.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort railway station and One Galle Face.

Fort railway station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort railway station is situated 210 metres northwest of General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange.

One Galle Face

Shopping center

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One Galle Face is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is also Sri Lanka's first internationally and developed and managed mixed use project and was officially opened on 8 November 2019. One Galle Face is situated 1 km southwest of General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange.

Beira Lake

Lake

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Beira Lake is a man-made lake in the centre of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km2 of land 100 years ago but has since been reduced to 0.65 km2 today due to various reasons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Kotahena

Suburb

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange

Opening hours:
Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM–noon and 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM–12:30 PM
Type: Post office
Category: building
Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.93258° or 6° 55′ 57″ north

Longitude

79.85155° or 79° 51′ 6″ east

Levels

Height

30 metres (98 feet)

Operator

Government

Open location code

6JRXWVM2+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 528048894

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=post_office

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: EMS Speed Post and Colombo Fort.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Peoples Bank and Maersk Lanka Pvt Ltd.

Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

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