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Battaramulla is an Urban Area under the administration of Kaduwela and is situated 8.4 km (5 mi) from the Colombo Fort, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka.It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the Colombo District, being home to the country's elite.
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage, National Audit Office (Sri Lanka), Department of Registration of Persons, Diyatha Uyana, Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka), Battaramulla, and Ministry of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms are located within ...
Koswatta (Sinhala: කොස්වත්ත, Tamil: கொஸ்வத்தை) is a junction located inside the main town Battaramulla located near Colombo in Sri Lanka. The junction is also known as the "Thalangama-Koswatte" junction. A government hospital and a police station are located in this area.
Thalawathugoda (Sinhala: තලවතුගොඩ, Tamil: தலவத்துகொட) is a vicinity of Maharagama governed by the Urban Council of Maharagama. [1] It is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) from the centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte.
Pelawatte also spelled Pelawatta is a part of Battaramulla main town which is a suburb of Colombo located near to the new Parliament of Sri Lanka.It is one of the overpopulated areas in the city.
Wickramasinghapura (Sinhala: වික්රමසිංහපුර, Tamil: விக்கிரமசிங்கபுர) or Wickramasinghepura is a suburb ...
The name "Slave Island" was coined during the period of British colonial rule and was a reference to the usage of the island under Portuguese rule as a holding area for African slaves, most of them from the Swahili coast and Portuguese East Africa. Many of these slaves later returned to Africa.
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