Kirindiwela ( si, කිරින්දිවැල, ta, கிரிண்டிவேலா) is a town in the

Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: * Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Kenya) *Western Province (Papua New Guinea) *Western Province (Solomon Islands) *Western Province, Sri Lanka *Western Provin ...

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 ...

. It is the main administrative centre for the "Dompe" electorate in

Gampaha Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ ; Tamil: கம்பஹா ) is an urban city in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated to the north-east of the capital Colombo. It is the sixth largest urban area in Western Province, ...

district. The postal code of Kirindiwela is 11730. Kirindiwela is connected Colombo Avissawella road and Colombo Kandy road. It is also connected New Kandy road from Weliweriya towards Kaduwela. Sodina - Kirindiwela (1921)

Government Institutions

*Assistant Government Agent's office Local administrative center of the central government (Dompe Divisional Secretariat) https://web.archive.org/web/20100716183722/http://www.ds.gov.lk/ds/dompe/ *Village council statard in 1949 *Dompe Pradeshiya Sabhawa Local government office *Kirindiwela Police Station

Transportation

The Kirindiwela bus depot provides a local

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

centre and the garage run by the

Sri Lanka Transport Board The Sri Lanka Transport Board (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගමනාගමන මණ්ඩලය ''Shri Lanka Gamanāgamana Mandalaya'')(formerly: Ceylon Transport Board, CTB) is a bus service provider in Sri Lanka. ...

Education

*Kirindiwela Madya Maha Vidyalaya: Central College *Kirindiwela Maha Vidyalaya: High School *Kirindiwela Sangamittha Balika Vidyalaya:

Notable institutions

Notable institutions close to Kirindiwela town includes: * Meethirigala

Nissarana Vanaya Nissarana Vanaya ( Sinhala: නිස්සරණ වනය) is a renowned meditation monastery in Sri Lanka. It is located in Mitirigala in the Western province close to the town of Kirindiwela. History Meetirigala Nissarana Vanaya is a monas ...

: Arguably the most renowned meditation centre in Sri Lanka. Monks live in Kutis (living quarters) in dense low-country jungle on a hill. There are English speaking meditation teachers with student monks from all over the world. (Alternative spelling 'Mithirigala') * Vedagama: ('Village of Healing’) Only village in Sri Lanka completely populated by indigenous medical practitioners. Established as a part of former President

Ranasinghe Premadasa Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( si, රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa'', ta, ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was t ...

’s “Gam Udawa ” (Village Awakening) program.

Notable people

Notable people related to Kirindiwela area: *

Mahagama Sekara Mahagama Sekera (Mahagamage Sekara) ( Sinhala:මහගම සේකර / මහගමගේ සේකර ) (7 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker. He is considered ...

* K. Jayatillake *Shrimathi Senarathne

References

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External links

Map of the western provinceInformation about Meditation Centres, Forest Monasteries, and other important places in Sri Lanka for Western bhikkhus and serious lay practitionersCity of YakkalaDompe Divisional SecretariatGovernment Institutions in Dompe Divisional Secretariat
Populated places in Gampaha District