Kandawala ( si, කඳවල, translit=Kan̆davala, ta, கந்தவல, translit=Kantavala) (also known as Kandawala - Negombo and Kandawala - Katana) is a suburb of the city of

Negombo Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country and ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Administration

Kandawala consists of three ''

Grama Niladhari ''Grama Niladhari'' (''village officers'') ( si, ග්‍රාම නිලධාරී) is a Sri Lankan public official appointed by the central government to carry out administrative duties in a ''grama niladhari'' division, which is a sub-un ...

'' divisions: Ihala Kandawala, Pahala Kandawala and K. C. De Silva Pura, while the Kandawala Electoral Ward (subdivided into consisting Ilhala Kandawala and Pahala Kandawala) comes under the purview of the

Katana A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge fa ...

Pradesiya Sabha. Poththode, Anandapura and Batapaththala are other areas that lie within Kandawala. In the Local Government Elections held in 2018,

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

candidate Lasantha Deepal was elected to the Kandawala Ward, defeating

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna The Sri Lanka People's Front ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ, translit=Śrī Laṃkā Podujana Peramuna; ta, இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி, translit=Ilaṅkai Potujaṉa Mu� ...

candidate Daisy Hapuarachchi.

Historical tower

Kandawala was home to a tower built in 1796 by the colonial Dutch for communication and surveillance, with a height of . The tower was later used by the Department of Survey; it collapsed on 27 November 2015, with the remains visible today.

Demographics

Roman Catholicism

Kandawala Parish is one of the largest parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo, and is home to the Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Demanhandiya church and Batapaththala church. A monastery of the

Dominican Order The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

and a community of Sisters of the Holy Family also exist in the area. Kandawala has a history of hosting Passion Plays, ''Yagaya'' being the best known. Kandawala01

Buddhism

Poththode Ananda Wivekashrama and Pahala Kandawala Sri Sambudaramaya temples are Buddhist religious places in the area.

Education

St. Joseph’s Junior School, Kandawala provides education for students from grades 1 to 11.

Transportation

Kandawala is Located on the Negombo - Katana 251 bus route. Private buses are frequent, and several SLTB services are also available. A bus travelling from Nikaveratiya to

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 me ...

via

Pannala Pannala is a town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. it is located on Kurunegala-Negombo main road, (away from Negombo 25 km and away from Kurunegala 45 km), and away from Kuliyapitiya17 km. The newly construc ...

, Katana, Kandawala and Negombo also exists.

Notable people

* Sunil Costa (Director, Script Writer, Actor)

References

{{reflist Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka