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 Provinc ...

is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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 ...

, containing the

Colombo District Colombo District ( si, කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya''; ta, கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் ''Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level ...

Gampaha District Gampaha District ( si, ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''gampaha distrikkaya'', ta, கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் ''Kampahā Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administ ...

, and

Kalutara District Kalutara District ( si, කළුතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; ta, களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் ''Kaḷuttuṟai Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative ...

. The following is a list of settlements in the province. __NOTOC__ Sri Lanka Western Province locator map

A

Aboyne Aboyne ( sco, Abyne, gd, Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and ...

, Adikarigoda, Adikarimulla, Adikkandiya, Adupe,

Agalawatta Agalawatta is a suburb of Matale in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located north of the centre of Matale. History The inhabitants of Agalawatta supplied iron and saltpeter Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with t ...

, Agalegedara, Ahugammana, Akaragama, Akarangaha, Akarawita, Akarawita, Akkaragoda, Akureliya, Akurukalawita, Akurumulla, Alakandupitiya, Alavi, Alawala, Alawatupitiya, Alubomulla, Alubowila,

Alugolla Alugolla is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located northwest of Menikdiwela, within Kandy District, Central Province. Demographics See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing ...

, Alutepola,

Alutgama Bogamuwa Alutgama may refer to: * Alutgama (7°22'N 80°38'E), a village in Akurana Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka * Alutgama (7°31'N 80°35'E), a village in Yatawatta Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka * Alutg ...

, Alutgama Bogomuwa, Alutgama East, Alutgama West, Alutgamwidiya, Alutgangoda,

Aluthgama Aluthgama ( si, අලුත්ගම, translit=Alutgama; ta, அளுத்கமை, translit=Aḷutkamai) is a coastal town in Kalutara District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately south of Colombo and north of Galle. A ...

, Aluthgamwidiya, Aluthkade, Alutkade Tunmanhandiya, Alutkadetenmanhandiya, Alwis Town, Amandoluwa, Ambagahawatta, Ambagaspitiya, Ambalammulla, Ambalanduwa,

Ambalangoda Ambalangoda is a coastal town located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Governed by Ambalangoda Urban Council, the town is famous for its ancient demon masks and devil dancers. Situated approximately south of Colombo, it sits o ...

, Ambalanmulla, Ambalayaya, Ambana, Ambanwita, Ambatale, Ambegoda, Ambepitiya,

Ambepussa Ambepussa is a town in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. History The Ambepussa railway station, was the terminus station for the first rail passenger service, a ten-carriage train which departed Colombo Fort railway st ...

, Ambepussa Government Farm, Ambulgama, Ampitigala, Amunugoda, Amunukumbura, Andiambalam Walpola, Andiambalama, Andigoda, Andimalla, Andimulla, Andiya, Andupe, Angampitiya, Angangoda, Anganpitiya, Angoda, Angomuwa, Angulana, Anguruwatota, Anuragoda, Arakagoda, Arakawila, Aramangoda, Arambe, Arambegodella, Aramonagolla, Arangala, Arapangama, Arukgoda, Arukpassa, Arukwatta, Arupassa, Asgeriya, Asgiriwalpola,

Asgiriya Asgiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. There is also a village called Asgiriya in Gampaha district, off Gampaha town, in Western Province. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Provi ...

, Assenawatta, Assennawatta, Atale, Atgalgoda, Athagama, Athgalgoda, Athgangoda, Atigala,

Attanagalla Attanagalla is an electorate in Gampaha District, situated 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 Guin ...

, Attidiya, Atulugama, Atupatdeniya, Atupotdeniya, Atupothdeniya, Atura, Ature,

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. ...

, Atweltota, Avariwatta,

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, ap ...

, Awariwatta

B

Badahalagoda, Badalgama, Badalgoda, Badanagoda, Badugama, Badureliya, Baduwatugoda, Bajjangoda, Balabowa, Balagalla,

Battaramulla Battaramulla is a suburb of Colombo, situated from the city centre at Colombo Fort, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the Colombo District, being home to th ...

Beruwala Beruwala ( Sinhala:බේරුවල Tamil: பேருவளை) is a large town in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The town covers a total area of approximately and is located on the south-west ...

C

Catharine's,

Cinnamon Gardens Cinnamon Gardens ( si, කුරුඳු වත්ත ''Kurundu Vaththa'', ta, கறுவாத் தோட்டம்) is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east from Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gard ...

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 ...

Colpetty Kollupitiya, also known as Colpetty is a major neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The name Kollupitiya comes from the name of a chief from Kandy who had unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone the last king of Kandy. During the period of British ...

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Dadagamuwa, Dagona, Dahenpahuwa,

Dalugama Dalugama is a suburb of Colombo city, situated North-East of the Colombo city centre fort, the capital of Sri Lanka. It is a fast developing administrative, commercial and residential area in the Colombo District. According to the 2010 Departmen ...

, Dalugangoda, Dalupatgedara, Dalupotha, Daluwekotuwa, Dambadurai, Dambadure,

Dharga Town Dharga Town (Sinhala language, Sinhala:දර්ගා නගරය Tamil language, Tamil: தர்கா நகரம் ) is a town located in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Western Province, Sri Lanka. Governed by the Beruwala ...

Dehiwala Dehiwala is a suburban area in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It lies within the administrative boundaries of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. It is known for the zoo which houses thousands of animals and hundreds of species. 2019 Easter Sunday a ...

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Egaloya, Egoda Uyana, Egodawatta, Egodawatta, Ekala, Ekalakurunduwatta, Ekela, Eladuva, Eladuwa, Eladuwa, Elamalawala, Elamalewala, Elapiliyawa, Elapitawala, Elapitiwela, Elapitiyala, Eliwila,

Ellakkala Ellakkala ( si, එල්ලක්කල, ta, நோக்கமாகக்) is a suburb close to Nittambuwa in Gampaha Administrative District. It is located about northeast of Nittambuwa. It is located on the Colombo Kandy A1 highway approxi ...

, Ellalamulla, Ellangala, Elluvapitiya, Elston, Eluwapitiya, Embaraluwa, Enderamulla, Epambula, Epamulla, Erabadda, Erabedda, Erepolagodella, Erewwala, Essella, Eswatta, Etgala, Etikehelgalla, Ettukal, Ettukala, Etulkotte, Evariwatta, Ewariwatta

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Fort (Colombo) Fort (Colombo) (; ) is the central business district of Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is the financial district of Colombo and the location of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the World Trade Center (Colombo), World Trade Centre of Colombo from w ...

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Galagedara, Galahitiyawa, Galboda, Galborella, Galedanda, Galewatta,

Galgamuwa Galgamuwa ( si, ගල්ගමුව, ta, கல்கமுவ) is a town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It consists of 62 Grama Niladhari divisions and is situated between the Kala Oya and the Mee Oya River ...

, Galgomuwa, Galhena, Galhetiya Grand Pass

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Habarakada, Haddagoda, Hakgalla, Hakkurukumbura, Hakurukumbura, Hakwadunna, Halanduruwa, Halapitiya, Halawegoda, Halgampitiya,

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 distr ...

Hokandara Hokandara is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Thalawathugoda to the west, Pelawatte on the north-west, Malabe on the north, Aturugiriya on the east and Pannipitiya on the south. ...

Horana Horana ( si, හොරණ, , ta, ஹொரணை) is a town in Kalutara District, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is on the A8 highway between Panadura and Ratnapura, away from Ratnapura and away from Panadura. Horana is connected wi ...

Homagama Homagama is a town in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka, about south-east of Colombo. The Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha consists of the Homagama divisional secretariat and 10 GN division of Padukka DS division. The total Land area is about is of 90 ...

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Iddagoda, Ihala Hewessa, Ihala Imbulgoda, Ihala Karannagoda, Ihala Naragala, Ihala Neboda, Ihala Wadugoda, Ihala Welgama, Ihalapanangala, Ihalayagoda,

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, ...

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Ja-Ela Ja-Ela ( si, ජා-ඇල, ta, ஜா-எல) is a suburb of Colombo, located approximately north of the Colombo city centre. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 highway (Sri Lanka), A3 road which overlaps with the E03 expressway (Sri Lanka), Colombo – Ka ...

, Jaligoda, Jaltara, Jambugaswadiya, Jambureliya, Jawatta, Josnell

K

Kirindiwela Kirindiwela ( si, කිරින්දිවැල, ta, கிரிண்டிவேலா) is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is the main administrative centre for the "Dompe" electorate in Gampaha district. The postal code ...

Kadawatha Kadawatha (or Kadawata) ( si, කඩවත ta, கடவத) is a large suburb of Colombo, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately away from the centre of Colombo. Industrial machines, factories, die ...

Kalutara Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ...

, Kumbuka, Kahatapitiya,

Kiribathgoda Kiribathgoda ( si, කිරිබත්ගොඩ, ta, கிரிபத்கொடை) is a large suburb of Colombo and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is ...

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 ...

, Kaduwela, Kaubedda,

Kandana Kandana ( si, කඳාන, ta, கந்தானை) is a suburb of Colombo in Western Province, Sri Lanka, north of the Colombo city centre. Due to the proximity to Colombo, Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, the subur ...

Kotahena

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Labugama Labugama ( si, ලබුගම, ta, லாபுகம) is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Western Province. See also *List of towns in Western Province, Sri Lanka Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Colomb ...

, Ladduwa, Langana, Lansiyawatta, Lathpandura, Latpandura, Laulupitiya, Lenagala, Lenewara, Leuwanduwa

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Mabima, Mabima,

Mabodale Mabodale ( si, මාබෝදලේ, ta, மபோடலே) is a village in Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. It is situated approximately from the Gampaha, from the Negombo and also in close proximity to suburban areas of Divulapitiya, Minuwang ...

, Mabogoda, Mabole, Mabula, Mabulgoda, Madabaddara, Madabawita, Madakada, Maggona,

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 ...

Malabe Malabe ( si, මාළබේ, ta, மாலபே) is a suburb of Colombo in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road (Kaduwela Road) about away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a c ...

Mathugama Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo. Mathugama is ...

Mount Lavinia Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia ( si, දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස, translit=Dehivala-Galkissa; ta, தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை, translit=Tehivaḷai-Kalkicai), population 245,974 (2012) is the largest suburb of the City of ...

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Nittambuwa Nittambuwa is a semi urban town, situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The town is situated on the Colombo-Kandy highway. It is connected also to Negombo with the highway via Veyangoda-Minuwangoda. It was the home town of the world's first fem ...

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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Obberiya, Ogodapola, Okanduwa, Olabaduwa, Olaboduwa, Omatta, Opalla,

Opata The Opata (written Ópata in Spanish, pronounced with stress on the first syllable: /ˈopata/) are three indigenous peoples of Mexico. Opata territory, the “Opatería” in Spanish, encompasses the mountainous northeast and central part of the ...

, Opatha, Opathella

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Panadura Panadura ( si, පානදුර, translit=Pānadura; ta, பாணந்துறை, translit=Pāṇantuṟai) is a city in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is located approximately south of Colombo and is surrounded on a ...

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 is ...

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Radamulla, Radawadunna, Radawana, Raddalgoda, Raddegoda, Raddoluwa,

Ragama Ragama ( si, රාගම ta, ரா௧ம) is a suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. History In July 1874 a rail line, known as the Breakwater line, ...

Rajagiriya Rajagiriya is part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. History The area was originally known a ...

Rambukkana Rambukkana, Pradeshiya Sabha, lies within the Kegalle district in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The Council was incorporated on 7 July 1991 as Rambukkana ward and a few small towns. The constituency today has an area of 128.8 square km, with a ...

, Ramminike,

Ratmalana Ratmalana is a suburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is inside the administration boundary of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. Ratmalana is situated 14.6 km south of Colombo city centre. Ratmalana Airport locat ...

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Samanabedda, Samanabedde, Sambagama, Sangarama,

Sapugaskanda Peliyagoda is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka, lying mostly on the north shore of the Kelani River The Kelani River ( si, කැළණි ගඟ) is a river in Sri Lanka. Ranking as the fourth-longest river in the country, it stre ...

, Sapugaskande, Sarikamulla, Sarikkamulla, Sayakkaramulla, Sedawatta

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Tabuwana, Talagala, Talagama, Talahena, Talahena, Talahera, Talahitiya, Talangama, Talangama North, Talangama South

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Uda Kanugala,

Udagama Udagama ( si, උඩගම, ta, உதகம) is a village in the Divisional Secretary's Division of Padukka, Western Province, Sri Lanka. The village is so named because it is the highest point in the Colombo District, reaching heights of at ...

, Udaganella, Udahamulla, Udahamulupattiya, Udakamanpella, Udakamanpelle, Udakananpella, Udamapitigama

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Vavulagallana, Veyangoda, Vitanamulla

W

Waddegoda,

Wadduwa Wadduwa ( si, වාද්දුව, ta, வடுவா) is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is situated on the western coast of Sri Lanka, about south of Colombo. It spans from 30.5 to 36.5 km area along the Galle Road, 4 ...

, Wadugama, Wadugoda,

Wadumulla Wadumulla is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province. See also *Dewalapola *List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka Southern Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Galle District, Hambantota District ...

, Wadurawa, Waduruwa,

Waga Waga ( si, වග, ta, வாகா) is an area or a cluster of villages in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Administrated by Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha (Divisional Council). It is within the Seethawaka Divisional Secretariat Division. Waga is said ...

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Yakkala, Yatiyanthota

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References

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