General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange

General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange is a post office in , , . General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange is situated nearby to the post office , as well as near the railway station .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort railway station and Pettah Floating Market.

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

The Pettah Floating Markets are located on Bastian Mawatha in , a neighborhood in , , and consist of 92 trade stalls, with a number of the stalls established on boats on . is situated 440 metres east of General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange.

Lake
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
is a man-made in the centre of the city of in . 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.

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the .

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

General Post Office and Central Mail Exchange

Latitude
6.93258° or 6° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
79.85155° or 79° 51′ 6″ east
Levels
7
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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