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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, commonly known as Kotte (pronounced [ˈkoːʈeː]), [1] is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. [2] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located adjacent to the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic, executive, and judicial capital, Colombo .
When the island was divided during the Transitional period, multiple capital cities existed at one time. Nallur, 1255–1620 (capital of the Jaffna Kingdom) [19] [20]; Kandy, 1469–1597 (During the early part of the reign of Senasammata Vikramabahu (1469–1511), capital of the Kingdom of Kandy) [31]
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It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, [10] and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka, an island country at the southern tip of India. Sri Perumbudur, a town in the state of Tamil Nadu; Sri Rangam, an island zone in the city of Tiruchirapalli, in Tamil Nadu. Srinagar, nagar meaning "city", is the capital of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir; Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and the largest city, Colombo is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: Colombo: The name "Colombo", first introduced by the Portuguese in 1505, is believed to be derived from the classical Sinhalese name ඛොලන් ථොට Kolon thota, meaning "port on the river Kelani". It has also been suggested that the name may be derived from the Sinhalese name ඛොල-අම්බ-තොට Kola-amba ...