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The current legislative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardhapura Kotte and the executive and judicial capital is Colombo. Over the course of the island's history, the national capital has been in several locations other than [1] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. [1]
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the official capital city of Sri Lanka. Founded in the 14 th Century, Sri Jayawardenepura served as the official capital of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Kotte up to the 16 th century.
Colombo (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b oʊ / kə-LUM-boh; [2] Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanized: Koḷam̆ba, IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanized: Koḻumpu, IPA:) is the executive and judicial capital [3] and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.
Colombo, city, executive and judicial capital of Sri Lanka. Situated on the west coast of the island, just south of the Kelani River, Colombo is a principal port on the Indian Ocean. It has one of the largest artificial harbors in the world. Its oldest districts are known as the Fort and the Pettah.
Sri Lanka, [b] historically known as Ceylon, [c] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean , southwest of the Bay of Bengal , separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait .
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the capital of Sri Lanka, commonly known as Kotte. Kotte is the official administrative capital where the Sri Lankan government, including the Parliament, is headquartered.
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, city and legislative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located in the southwestern part of the country, about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the commercial capital of Colombo. From 1415 to 1565 it was the capital of the Sinhalese kingdom of Kotte.
Colombo Town hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colombo, which emerged as the main urban centre during British rule, remains the executive and judicial capital of Sri Lanka; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, a Colombo suburb, is the legislative capital.
The current legislative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardhapura Kotte and the executive and judicial capital is Colombo. Over the course of the island's history, the national capital has been in several locations other than [1] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. [1]
The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo, which was founded 2/4/1948. Colombo has been the capital since 1978. Colombo is the largest city in Sri Lanka and functions as: Houses executive and judicial branches of gov. Colombo is located at 6.9271° N, 79.8612° E, at an elevation of 3.281′ ft. Pettah Mosque, Colombo, Sri Lanka.