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Kadawatha (or Kadawata) (Sinhala: කඩවත Tamil: கடவத) is a large suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) away from the centre of Colombo. Industrial machines, factories, diesel motor houses, strategic investments and leisure destinations are some of the ...
Walauwa. Walauwa or walawwa is the name given to a feudal / colonial manor house in Sri Lanka of a native headmen. It also refers to the feudal social systems that existed during the colonial era. The term walauwa is derived from the Tamil word valavu, which denotes a compound or garden, and by implication, a large house with aristocratic ...
Ganemulla. Founded during the British era, Ganemulla (Sinhala: ගණේමුල්ල, Tamil: கணேமுல்லை) is a midsize town located in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. Ganemulla is about 9 km (5.6 mi) from Kadawatha on the Colombo - Kandy road. The nearest city to Ganemulla is Gampaha, which is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away.
Grama Niladhari (English: village leader[1], Sinhala: ග්රාම නිලධාරී) is a Sri Lankan public official appointed by the central government by the act No.2 of 1993 [2]. Grama Niladhari (GN) are entrusted with multifaceted duties and responsibilities under as 46 legislative enactments [3] [4] of Sri Lanka.
Kurunegala (Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල, Tamil: 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, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century.
Ceylonese Mudaliyars. Mudaliyars of the Association of Ceylon Chiefs met to celebrate the King's birthday in June 1923. Mudaliyar (or Mudali) was a Ceylonese colonial title during Portuguese and British rule of the island. Stemming from the native headman system, the title was usually hereditary, made to wealthy influential families loyal to ...
Piliyandala Central College, the first national sports school established in Sri Lanka is situated in this suburb. It is one of the first central colleges founded by Hon. C. W. W. Kannangara and has about 5,000 students. The school provides facilities for sports such as Rugby, Carrom, Cricket, Football, Girls' Football, Chess, Wushu, Badminton ...
Narammala (Sinhala: නාරම්මල, romanized Nārammala, Tamil: நாரம்மல, romanized Nāram'mala), is a town in Sri Lanka, in the centre of the North Western Province, 85.3 km (53.0 mi) from Colombo, via the Colombo - Katunayake Expressway or 54 km (34 mi) from Negombo, via Mirigama-Nakalagamuwa Expressway. According to the ...