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Galatenwewa Destination Guide

Explore Galatenwewa in Sri Lanka

Galatenwewa in the region of North Western is a town in Sri Lanka - some 71 mi or ( 114 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Galatenwewa is now 10:09 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wilagandematawa, Wicharanagama, Weralanda, Trincomalee, and Rembewa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wilagandematawa . Where to go and what to see in Galatenwewa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mahawa, Sri Lanka

Mahawa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. British used the word "Maho" as the name for this town because they were unable to pronounce Mahawa properly. Situated in Kurunegala District. This town is interested in foreigners because of the Yapahuwa Rock Fortress. Makaduwawa is a famous village in that town. In addition some famous irrigation tanks such as "Mediyawa" "Abakolawewa" can be identified...

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Located at 7.82 80.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vijayaba National College

Vijayaba National College, Maho, is a government school established in 1946, by the one out of the 25 central schools pioneered by the minister of education C. W. W. Kannangara with the idea of promoting the education in rural areas and to give equal facilities for the students in those schools. Vijayaba National College is one of the leading schools in the Maho town with a student population of approximately 3000.

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Located at 7.82 80.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, National schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Na Uyana Aranya

Nā Uyana Aranya Senāsanaya is a Buddhist forest monastery in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, associated with the Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha. It spreads over more than 5000 acres of forest on the ‘Dummiya’ mountain range, and is residence to about 100 Buddhist monks. Na Uyana is so named because of the old Ceylon ironwood forest that forms part of the monastery.

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Located at 7.74 80.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka, Theravada Buddhist monasteries

Rallerotawewa

Rallerotawewa is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.

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Located at 7.82 80.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Rallagerotawewa

Rallagerotawewa is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.

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Located at 7.82 80.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka