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Website. www .portcitycolombo .lk. Port City Colombo, ( Sinhala: කොළඹ වරාය නගරය, romanised: Koḷam̆ba Warāya Nagaraya) is a multi-services special economic zone located in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which is currently under construction on reclaimed land adjacent to the Galle Face Green. The land reclamation work had been ...
4 February 2025. ( 2025-02-04) Frequency. Annually. National Day, also known as Independence Day, [ 1] is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and ...
Colombo National Museum. / 6.91000°N 79.86083°E / 6.91000; 79.86083. The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as ...
Colombo is the most populous city in Sri Lanka, with 642,163 people living within the city limits. [34] In 1866 the city had a population of around 80,000. [ 35 ]
City Image DS Division District Province Population Area [1] Density (/km 2) Coordinates; Conurbation (2012 est) [2] Municipality (2012 census) [3] km 2 mi 2; Colombo කොළඹ கொழும்பு: Colombo / Thimbirigasyaya: Colombo: Western: 752,993: 561,314: 37 14: 15,171: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Website. Official website. National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka(also called Dehiwala Zooor Colombo Zoo) is a zoological gardenin Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians. The zoo not only exhibits animals from Sri Lanka, but also exhibits species from across Asian and other ...
St. Andrew's Scots Kirk, is located at 73 Galle Road, Colombo. The church was founded in the late 19th century, and prospered during the colonial and post-colonial periods. It was the centre for the Scottish community in Colombo . The first Presbyterian church in Ceylon, St. Andrew's Church, was built on Prince Street, Pettah (now known as Sir ...
Sri Lanka Planetarium. Prof. Stanley Wijesundaran Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Planetarium ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ග්රහලෝකාගාරය) is a public planetarium located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the first and only planetarium in the country and maintained as an institute under the Ministry of ...