Minuwangoda ( si, මිනුවන්ගොඩ, ta, மினுவந்கொட) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in Gampaha district, governed by an

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, situated near

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 ...

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 ...

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 located east of Negombo and north 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 me ...

. It is an important junction town, connecting the

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 ...

road (via Veyangoda and Nittambuwa) with the A1/ A6 main road from

Kurunegala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...

. The main bus route 5 from Colombo to Kurunegala passes through the town. The town is also situated near the

Bandaranaike International Airport Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ( si, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, பண்டாரநாயக்க � ...

, on the way to

Schools

*Al Aman Muslim Maha Vidyalaya. *

Nalanda (Boys') Central College ''Aththahi Aththano Natho'' "''One is the master of oneself''" si, තමා හිසට තම අතමය සෙවනැල්ල , established = , founder = Ven. Heenatiyana Dhammaloka , district ...

Nalanda (Girls') Central College , also known as Minuwangoda Nalanda Girls School, Nalanda Girls’ College, Minuwangoda or Nalanda College, Minuwangoda) is a girls madhya maha vidyalaya in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka. See also *Nalanda (Boys') Central College ''Aththahi Aththano ...

* President's College * Burullapitiya National College * St. Hugo College, Burullapitiya, Minuwangoda.

Villages in Minuwangoda

*Paththanduwana *Yatiyana *Aluthepola *

Dewalapola Dewalapola is a small rural area in Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariate of Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the 245/1 Nittambuwa - Katunayake / Airport bus route between Veyangoda and Minuwangoda. The major landus ...

* Boragodawaththa * Ambagahawatta *

Kalawana Kalawana ( si, කලවාන, ta, கலாவானா) is a town in the Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. Kalawana is located approximately away from Ratnapura and {{convert, 100, km, abbr=on to the south-east of ...

*Nilpanagoda *Weediyawatta *Bulugahamulla *Wegowwa *Hendimahara *Dagonna *Mademulla * Galloluwa

References

Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka {{WesternLK-geo-stub