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  2. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Colombo - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Capital of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The current legislative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and the executive and judicial capital is Colombo. Over the course of the island's history, the national capital has been in several locations other than [ 1 ] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

  5. Western Province, Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Western Province is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi). [ 1 ] The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to the north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south.

  6. Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Outline of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state governed by a presidential system. The capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the largest city, Colombo. It is also an important producer of tea, coffee, gemstones, coconuts, rubber, and the native cinnamon, the island contains tropical forests and diverse landscapes with a high amount of ...

  8. Colombo District - Wikipedia

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    The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Colombo. The district of Colombo was officially recorded in 2016 as having the highest income on average, per household. [4]

  9. Kingdom of Kotte - Wikipedia

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    Map of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (1557–1565) The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය, romanized: Kottay Rajadhaniya, Tamil: கோட்டை அரசு), named after its capital, Kotte, was a Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.