Thalawathugoda
Thalawathugoda
තලවතුගොඩ தலவத்துகொட | |
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![]() ![]() Thalawathugoda | |
Coordinates: 6°56′8″N 79°59′2″E / 6.93556°N 79.98389°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province |
District | Colombo |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Website | www.thalawathugoda.com |
Thalawathugoda (Sinhala: තලවතුගොඩ, Tamil: தலவத்துகொட) is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte. The Diyawanna Oya (Parliament Lake) forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" boundary of Thalawathugoda. The suburb is a rapidly developing residential area with many facilities. New modern luxury housing schemes are being developed around Kalalgoda Road and Hokandara Road to cater to high end housing demand. A notable expatriate and upper middle class local population resides in Thalawathugoda.
Hospitals[]
- Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital
- Hemas Hospital
Schools[]
- Agramathya College
- i-GATE College
- Vidura College
Banks[]
- Nations Trust Bank
- Sampath Bank
- Commercial Bank
- Bank Of Ceylon
- Hatton National Bank
- People's Bank
- National Savings Bank
- Pan Asia Bank
- Citizens Development Bank
Urban Council[]
Thalawathugoda is served by the Maharagama Urban Council. A separate urban council for Thalwathugoda does not exist at present.
Postal structure[]
Earlier, Thalawathugoda had a sub post office which was controlled by the Battaramulla main post office. The promoted Thalawathugoda Post Office was opened recently. However, a few areas fall under the Hokandara and Pannipitiya postal limits.
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Coordinates: 6°52′23″N 79°56′31″E / 6.873°N 79.942°E
- Suburbs of Colombo
- Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Western Province, Sri Lanka geography stubs