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Avissawella is the junction from where the oldest land route to the Hill Country via Hatton and the road down South via Ratnapura diverge. The Kelani Valley Railway line was originally built from Colombo to Yatiyanthota via Avissawella during 1900–1902. It was branched off at Avissawella and extended up to Opanayaka via Ratnapura (completed ...
The Avissawella Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Presidential Election Results
Avissawella electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Avissawella in Colombo District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament.
St. Mary's College, Avissawella 1C 1296 Homagama Hanwella St. John Bosco's College, Hanwella 1C 1421 Homagama Hanwella Puwakpitiya Tamil Maha Vidyalaya, Puwakpitiya 1C 738 Homagama Homagama Pitipana Maha Vidyalaya, Homagama 1C 304 Homagama Homagama Mattegoda Vidyadeepa Maha Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya 1C 1645 Homagama Homagama
It was branched off at Avissawella and extended up to Opanayaka via Ratnapura (completed in 1912). Originally built as a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge [1] line to serve the rubber plantations in the area, the railway line between Avissawella and Yatiyanthota was removed in 1942, the line from Homagama to Opanayaka abandoned in 1973.
Seethawaka Botanical Garden is situated on the Puwakpitiya-Thummodara road, at Illukowita, adjacent to the Indikada Mukalana Forest Reserve at Avissawella. The garden has a tropical climate. A beautiful stream flows through the garden, which sustains the existence of various wet zone plants. The tree cover is made up of large Terminalia arjuna ...
Avissawella: AVS Colombo: 39.63 58.98 All these stations are in Colombo District of Western Province Northern Line. Northern Line. Kankesanthurai: Maviddapuram:
The Maradana to Avissawella section of the Kelani Valley line has been converted to broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)). All stations serving narrow gauge tracks have been closed with the exception of the Maradana to Avissawella section, as it was converted to broad gauge. (All closed stations are not in the list) Getaheththa; Eheliyagoda ...