Kiribathgoda
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Kiribathgoda
කිරිබත්ගොඩ கிரிபத்கொடை | |
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Kiribathgoda | |
Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 79°59′46″E / 6.97806°N 79.99611°ECoordinates: 6°58′41″N 79°59′46″E / 6.97806°N 79.99611°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Area code(s) | 011 |
Kiribathgoda (Sinhala: කිරිබත්ගොඩ, Tamil: கிரிபத்கொடை) is a large suburb of Colombo and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. It is also linked to Makola by road.
Sinhalese ethnicity is the largest demographic in Kiribathgoda with a majority of Sinhalese belonging to Buddhism, and a significant minority belonging to Christianity (majority; Catholicism). There are a multitudinous number of Buddhist temples spread throughout Kiribathgoda and a Catholic church in the outskirts of Kiribathgoda.
Education[]
The University of Kelaniya is one of the main state universities of Sri Lanka is situated just near the Kiribathgoda city. There are a number of schools in the Kiribathgoda town, such as Viharamahadeavi Balika Vidyalaya, Ramasinghe Vidyalaya, and the Eureka International School
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- Suburbs of Colombo
- Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Western Province, Sri Lanka geography stubs