Homagama is a town in the
Colombo District,
Sri Lanka, about south-east of
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
. The Homagama
Pradeshiya Sabha
There are 276 Pradeshiya Sabhas in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the third tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Constitution of ...
consists of the Homagama
divisional secretariat and 10 GN division of
Padukka
Padukka ( si, පාදුක්ක, ta, படுகா) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet.
Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate ...
DS division. The total
Land area
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is about is of 90 GN division. The Pradeshiya Sabha was established under act No 15 of 1987, and has the highest population of any pradeshiya sabha area in Sri Lanka. It is home to notable places, such as the campus of the
National School of Business Management,
Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, the
Panagoda Cantonment
Panagoda Cantonment is a cantonment located in the western Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operat ...
,
Upali Newspapers
Upali Newspapers (Private) Limited (UNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. UNL was founded by Upali Wijewardene, nephew of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena. Upali Wijewardene started publish ...
,
Mahinda Rajapaksha College Mahinda may refer to:
People
* Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan President
*Mahinda Amaraweera, Sri Lankan politician
*Mahinda Samarasinghe, Sri Lankan politician
*Mahinda Ratnatilaka, Sri Lankan politician
*Mahinda Wijesekara, Sri Lankan politi ...
Homagama,
St. Michael's College, Homagama,
Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka is a Buddhist university in Homagama, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1981 and is organized in two faculties.
Objectives
The objectives that were fundamental to the establishment of the university in ...
,
Ceylon Biscuits Limited
Ceylon Biscuits Limited (branded CBL, commonly called Munchee) is a Sri Lankan food manufacturer, the maker of Munchee biscuits and one of the oldest biscuit makers in Sri Lanka. The company owns 60% of the domestic market share in Sri Lanka.
Hi ...
and the
Laxapana Battery Company.
Demographics
Data is drawn from the 2012 national census.
Transport
Homagama sits along the
A4 Highway connecting it to both Colombo and Avissawella and beyond. The town is served by two rail lines (Kelani Valley and Homagama) with 66 trains a day connecting Homagama's two rail stations (one located 300 m north of Homagama junction along the Athurugiriya road and one opposite the Homagama hospital) with
Maradana and
Avissawella
Avissawella, ( si, අවිස්සාවේල්ල, ta, அவிசாவளை) is a township in Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council, situated on the A4 route from Colombo to Ratnapura, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka ...
.
Homagama is also served by a significant bus service both internally and as through-routes:
Through-routes
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Maharagama
Maharagama is an outer suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka on the High-Level (A4) Road about from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possesse ...
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Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
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Hatton
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England
* Hatton, Cheshire West and Chester, a former civil parish
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* Hatton, Lincolnshire
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Ampara
*99 – Colombo –
Badulla
Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.
Geography
Badulla is ...
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Welimada
Welimada (වැලිමඩ)is a town in the Badulla District of the Uva Province of Sri Lanka.
Administration
The Welimada town is now administered by the Welimada Divisional Council.
Notable government institutions include:
* Divisional Secre ...
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Passara
*122 – Colombo – Avissawella –
Ratnapura
Ratnapura (; ) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional centre for the Sri Lankan gem trade. It is located o ...
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Embilipitiya
Embilipitiya is a town, governed by an urban council, in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
Overview
In the 1970s it was a small town with two or three small boutiques. Under the Udawalawe development project, Embilipitiya g ...
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Sooriyawewa –
Rakwana
Rakwana is a small town in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka, a notable centre of Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Additionally, Rakwana is said to have gem resources. Rakwana is local ...
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Sewanagala –
Urubokka
*124 – Maharagama – Ihala Bope
*125 –
Pettah
Pettah may refer to:
* Pettah of Ahmednagar, a fortified town outside the Fort of Ahmednagar stormed by British soldiers in 1803 during Second Anglo-Maratha War
* Pettah, Colombo, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centr ...
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Padukka
Padukka ( si, පාදුක්ක, ta, படுகா) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet.
Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate ...
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Ingiriya
Ingiriya ( Sinhala: ඉංගිරිය; Tamil: இங்கிரிய) is a city in Kalutara District of Western Province, Sri Lanka, near the border with Sabaragamuwa Province. The city is the meeting point of the Rathnapura–Panadura, I ...
*128 –
Kottawa
Kottawa ( si, කොට්ටාව, ta, கொட்டாவை) is one of the main suburbs in Colombo, Sri Lanka and is administered by the Maharagama Urban Council. It is located from the centre of Colombo.
History
The name Kottawa is de ...
– Kiriwattuduwa – Yakahaluwa
*128/1 – Maharagama – Munamalewatta
*129 – Kottawa – Moragahahena
*138/4 Henegama – Pettah
*138/128 Thalagala – Pettah
*366/138 Dimuthulanda – Pettah
Routes originating from/terminating at Homagama
*126 –
NSBM (via Godagama)
*128 – Kottawa – Thalagala (via Homagama Hospital)
*128/1 –
Maharagama
Maharagama is an outer suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka on the High-Level (A4) Road about from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possesse ...
– Munamalewatte (via Homagama)
*128/2 – Temple Junction
*128/3 – Govijanapadaya
*128/6 – Kuruduwatte (via kahathuduwa)
*138 – Pettah (via Kottawa, Maharagama,
Nugegoda
Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo ...
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Kirulapana
Kirulapone (Kirulapana) is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and offici ...
,
Thummulla,
Slave Island
Slave Island ( si, කොම්පඤ්ඤ වීදිය, ta, கொம்பனித்தெரு) also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. The suburb contain ...
,
Fort
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)
*149 –
Piliyandala
Piliyandala ( si, පිළියන්දල, ta, பிலியந்தலை) is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is situated approximately south of Colombo.
Piliyandala clock tower
According to local residents and documentation, P ...
(via
Kahathuduwa
Kahathuduwa is a small town in the Colombo District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately south east of Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Ko ...
)
*203 – Horagala (via Godagama / old Rd Meegoda / Dampe / Horagala West)
*219 –
Hanwella
Hanwella is a town in Sri Lanka, situated about from Colombo, the commercial capital of the country. Hanwella lies on the Colombo-Ratnapura main road, on the banks of the Kelani River.
Geography
This historic city belongs to the Colombo dist ...
(via Meegoda)
*293 –
Hanwella
Hanwella is a town in Sri Lanka, situated about from Colombo, the commercial capital of the country. Hanwella lies on the Colombo-Ratnapura main road, on the banks of the Kelani River.
Geography
This historic city belongs to the Colombo dist ...
(via Godagama)
*299 – Lenegala (via Nawalamulla Road)
*299/1 – Nawalamulla
*299/2 – Walpita
*308 – Maharagama (via Niyandagala & Kottawa)
*313 –
Kalubowila
Kalubowila is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is inside the administration boundary of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. The Colombo South Teaching Hospital
The Colombo South Teaching Hospital (also called Kalubowila Hospital) is ...
(via Nugegoda)
*366 – Halbarawa (via Godagama / Old Rd Wataraka / Horagala East / Halbarawa )
*366/1 – Horagala (via Godagama / Old Rd Wataraka / Horagala West)
*392 – Migodadeniya
*697 –
Kaduwela (via
Athurugiriya
Athurugiriya is a suburb of Colombo in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the Kotte-Bope Road (B 240) about away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a highly sought after residential centre in Colombo.
...
)
*698 – Kaduwela (via Panagoda)
References
{{Suburbs of Colombo
Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka