Pamunuwa is a suburb of
Colombo and near to
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 ...
in
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 ...
and is famous as a destination for clothing and textile. It is located within the
Western Province. From raw materials needed in textile industry to ready-made garments, Pamunuwa has been a center of attraction to people all over the country.
From people who seek bargain shops to purchase material needed for small and medium scale clothing and tailoring businesses to people who seeks clothing items at competitive bargain prices are eventually drawn to Pamunuwa. Thousands of people visit Pamunuwa area in each and every day, with this amount is enormously increased in
Sinhalese New Year
Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda ( si, අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary ce ...
season in April. However, with hundreds of small shops and stalls and a large number of big shops, Pamunuwa is crowded from the early morning until the evening.
The
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 ...
Railways station is also located at the border of Pamunuwa area.
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Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka
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