Horana ( si, හොරණ, , ta, ஹொரணை) is a town in Kalutara District, 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 ...

of Sri Lanka. It is on the A8 highway between

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 ...

and

Ratnapura Ratnapura (; ) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional centre for the Sri Lankan gem trade. It is located o ...

, away from

and away from

. Horana is connected with Colombo via B84 Colombo - Horana road, away from

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 m ...

The town is administered by an

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. Horana is the home town of former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.

Etymology

The name, Horana, refers to the Hora tree, which there were significant numbers in this area in the past.

Education

There are number of schools in Horana including Taxila Central College, Sri Palee College, Royal College of Horana, Don Pedric M.V, Medankara M.V, Taxila M.V, Vidyarathana University College, Prajapathi Balika Vidylaya and Ealla Kanda Thamil Maha Vidyalayam, Ashoka college, and Sussex College. The Sri Palee campus (formerly known as the Western campus) of the

University of Colombo (Buddhih Sarvatra Bhrajate) , mottoeng = ''Wisdom Enlightens'' , established = , endowment = LKR 1.461 billion

is also located in the town. The campus was established by the Sri Lankan Government on 20 June 1996 and its name was subsequently amended to Sri Palee Campus on 11 September 1998. It is built on land donated to the university in 1976 by the board of the Sri Palee Trust set up by Wilmot A. Perera, a politician and philanthropist. It has two faculties: the Faculty of Performing Arts and the Faculty of Mass Media.

References

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