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Explore Puwakwetiya in Sri Lanka

Puwakwetiya in the region of Western is a town in Sri Lanka - some 9 mi or ( 14 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Puwakwetiya is now 04:20 AM (Monday) . 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: Trincomalee, Puwakwetiya, Peliyagoda, Maharagama, and Kurunegala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Trincomalee . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Puwakwetiya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kadawatha

'Kadawatha' (also written as Kadawata) is a suburb of Colombo city, situated on the A1 highway from Colombo to Kandy, in Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 17Km from Kadawatha. DSI (rubber), Smak (soft drinks), Alcobronzo (industrial machines), Sparklit(diesel motor house), Mayadunne Sons, WaterCorridor (Strategic Investments & Leisure destinations) and Homerun Pas (crayons) are some of the industries established there.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.00 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kirimetiyagara

Kirimetiyagara (also written as Kirimatiyagara) is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 10 miles from Kirimetiyagara. The closest city to Kirimetiyagara is Kadawatha, which is on the Kandy Road. St Anthony's Catholic church is the main attraction in Kirimetiyagara.

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Located at 7.00 79.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sri Lanka

Kelaniya

Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which runs through the suburb. It is also a religious center for veneration of the figure Vibhishana.

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Located at 6.96 79.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Ganemulla

Found in the British era Ganemulla is a mid size town situated in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. Ganemulla is about 9 km from Kadawatha on the Colombo-Kandy road. The nearest city to Ganemulla is Gampaha, which is about 5 km in distance. Ganemulla is surrounded by Kadawatha, Gampaha, Ja-Ela and Kandana towns. The population in Ganemulla now more than 6000 and increasing. The majority is Sinhala Buddhist. Catholics also lives a small amount in harmony with the majority.

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Located at 7.07 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Gampaha District, Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka

2008 Weliveriya bombing

On April 6, 2008, 15 people were killed by an alleged suicide bomber, who exploded himself at the start of a marathon race which was part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration in Weliweriya town, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's national athletics coach Lakshman de Alwis, politician Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, former Olympics runner K.A. Karunaratne and army officer Lt Colonel Udayadeera were killed in the bombing which wounded 90 others.

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Located at 7.03 80.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2008 in Sri Lanka, Filmed assassinations, Filmed deaths, Filmed deaths in sports, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War IV, Mass murder in 2008, Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, Terrorist incidents in 2008, Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka