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The Madu Ganga is a minor watercourse which originates near Uragasmanhandiya in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, before widening into the Madu Ganga Lake at Balapitiya. The river then flows for a further a 4.4 km (2.7 mi) before draining into the Indian Ocean. It is located 88 km (55 mi) south of Colombo and 35 km (22 mi) north of Galle.
Balapitiya is a coastal town, in south west Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. Situated 80 km (50 mi) south of Colombo , about a two-hour drive from the capital.
There are two words meaning "river" in the Sinhala language, namely Ganga (ගඟ) and Oya (ඔය), of which the usage of both terms is arbitrary. At 335 km (208 mi), the Mahaweli River is the longest river on the island, its drainage basin covering more than one-fifth of the island. It is estimated that there are 103 rivers in Sri Lanka. [1]
The Kothduwa temple, or Koth Duwa Raja Maha Viharaya, is a Buddhist temple located on Kothduwa Island on the Madu Ganga in southern Sri Lanka.The island is located in Galle District of the Southern Province approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of Galle and 88 km (55 mi) south of Colombo.
Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Balapitiya Divisional Secretariat of Galle District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 89. Madu Ganga and Balapitiya are located within, nearby or associated with Balapitiya.
27 Maps. 28 References. ... List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: A ... Balapitiya, Southern Province; Babarenda, ...
Ballapitiya (Sinhala:බැල්ලපිටිය, pronounced ⓘ, Tamil:பெல்லாபிட்டிய) is a small town in Kalutara District, Western ...
Bambalapitiya is a southern coastal neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. [2]The area also known as Colombo 4, spans about 1.5 km 2 (370 acres) along Galle Road. The western boundary of the suburb is the Indian Ocean and it is bordered to the east by Havelock Town, the north by Kollupitiya, and to the south by Wellawatte.