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Kaduwela, Western

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Colombo DistrictDistrict
KaduwelaCity
About 16 km from the Colombo city centre, on the Kandy RoadApprox. location
Malabe, Hokandara, KoratotaNearby major areas

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About the neighbourhood

  • Population: About 252,057 (2012 census, Kaduwela city/divisions)
  • Lies about 16 km from the Colombo city centre on the Kandy Road
  • Covers about 87.7 sq km, among the largest cities in Sri Lanka by land area
  • Home to the Purana Rankadu Pattini Maha Devale, which holds a golden sword used in a water-cutting ritual
  • Borders the Kelani River to the north
  • Served as a British military outpost during the Kandyan Wars

Kaduwela is a large suburban town in Colombo District, on the southern bank of the Kelani River and along the Kandy Road east of the capital. It covers a wide area made up of the Kaduwela, Battaramulla and Athurugiriya divisions. The town grew around a historic river crossing and military outpost, and is home to the Rankadu Pattini Maha Devale, a shrine to the goddess Pattini. Neighbouring Malabe, Hokandara and…

Kaduwela is a large suburban town in Colombo District, on the southern bank of the Kelani River and along the Kandy Road east of the capital. It covers a wide area made up of the Kaduwela, Battaramulla and Athurugiriya divisions. The town grew around a historic river crossing and military outpost, and is home to the Rankadu Pattini Maha Devale, a shrine to the goddess Pattini. Neighbouring Malabe, Hokandara and Koratota form a continuous urban belt.

Header photo: Randeepa, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Known Landmarks

Battaramulla and its lake seen from the Kotte side, a few kilometres west of Kaduwela
Battaramulla and its lake seen from the Kotte side, a few kilometres west of KaduwelaPhoto: Randeepa, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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What is Kaduwela known for?

Kaduwela is known for its size, as one of Sri Lanka's largest cities by land area, and for the Purana Rankadu Pattini Maha Devale, a shrine to the goddess Pattini. It also has a military history as an outpost for British forces and sepoys during the Kandyan Wars.

Is Kaduwela close to Colombo?

Kaduwela town is about 16 km from the Colombo city centre and roughly 18 km from Kollupitiya along the Kandy Road. Sources fetched did not state rail or expressway details.

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