Bambalapitiya
District of Havelock Town
in Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Beira Lake Seaplane Base (3 mi) - Colombo Ratmalana Airport (5 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (21 mi)
- Koggala Airport (69 mi)
- Weerawila International Airport (104 mi)
- Amparai Airport (125 mi)
- Arugam Bay SPB (135 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (137 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 6.884 and 79.861 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 6° 53' 2" and E 79° 51' 38"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 12:08 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 1:31 am and 1:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Bambalapitiya
The district Bambalapitiya of Havelock Town in Western Province is a district located in Sri Lanka a little south of Colombo, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 35% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
COLOMBO COURT HOTEL AND SPA
Ocean Edge Suites & Hotel Colombo
Global Towers Hotel & Apartments
Vista Upatissa Road
Colombo Hotel by Ceilão Villas
The Havelock Place Bungalow
City Breeze By Amaranta
ZenRooms Havelock Town
My Holiday Ticket
Colombo Ceylon City Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka, it is also the largest university in the island, specialised in the fields of natural, social, and applied sciences as well as mathematics, computer sciences, and law. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in South Asia.
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (Sinhala: සිංහල ක්රිඩා සමාජ ක්රීඩාංගනය) is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The Ground often cited as the Lord's of Sri Lanka, hosting most domestic finals and one of preeminent international cricket venues. The ground staged its first test in 1984 against touring New Zealand team.
St Peter's College, Colombo
St. Peter's College is a distinguished boys only primary to secondary (inclusive) school in the Bambalapitiya zone of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1922. In 1919, just after the end of World War I, Rev. Fr. M.J. Le Goc, Rector of St Joseph's College, Colombo, had a vision of a college in the southern suburbs of Colombo. While he was traveling one day on his famous motor bicycle with this idea in mind, Fr Le Goc spotted a block of cinnamon land in Bambalapitiya which belonged to Mr. E.C.
Bambalapitiya
Bambalapitiya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The area, numbered Colombo 4, spans about one and a half kilometres of the Galle Road in Colombo. The west of the city is bordered by the Indian Ocean while to the east Havelock Town town borders it. In the early 19th century it is believed Bambalapitiya was a jungle infested with snakes. Cashew trees were common here. Outlaws would seek hiding in the dense jungle, and hijack bullock carts carrying produce between Galle and Colombo. St.
National Institute of Business Management (Sri Lanka)
The National Institute of Business Management (also known as NIBM) is a Sri Lankan business school. It is a collaboration with the UNDP, with the ILO functioning as the executing agency. On 1 June 1976, the Institute was incorporated as the National Institute of Business Management.
Mahanama College
Mahanama College, Colombo was established in 1954 as a public school in Sri Lanka. It is a National School, which is controlled by the Central government as opposed to the Provincial Council. The school accommodates 5500+ students on a campus spread over 10 acres . The academic staff of 200+ is led by the principal, Mr W. A. Premalal Kumarasiri.
Viharamahadevi Park
The Viharamahadevi Park (formerly Victoria Park) is a public park located in Colombo, next to the National Museum in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest and largest park of the Port of Colombo. Situated in front of the colonial-style Town Hall building, the park is named after Queen Viharamahadevi, the mother of King Dutugamunu. The park was built during the British rule of Sri Lanka, and was originally named "Victoria Park" after Queen Victoria.
Isipathana Vidyalaya
Formerly known as Greenlands College, Isipathana College is a public school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Thurstan College
Thurstan College is a public school in Colombo 7 situated in Cinnamon Gardens. It is a National School, i.e. it is controlled by the Central government as opposed to the Provincial Council and provides both primary and secondary education.
National Library and Documentation Services Board
National Library and Documentation Services Board is the agency of the government of Sri Lanka which helps maintains all state libraries around the country including the Colombo Library but the management of individual libraries in cities and towns are carried out by the Municipal Council. The National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) was established under the act No: 51 of 1998 succeeding the Sri Lanka National Library Services Board which was established in 1970.
Prime Minister's House (Colombo)
Prime Minister's House, most commonly known as Temple Trees, is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Several recent Presidents have used it as their official residence too. Currently it is used by HE Mahinda Rajapakse, the 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka.
Lanka Hospitals
Lanka Hospitals, formerly known as Apollo Hospitals Colombo is a multi-specialty tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is situated on Elvitigala Mawatha, also known as Baseline Road, which is a direct route from the country’s international airport. It is also only a few minutes drive from central Colombo. The hospital was commissioned in 2002 as a branch of Apollo Hospitals India.
Wellawatte
Wellawatte, a suburb in Colombo, lies immediately south of Bambalapitiya and is classified as zone 6 within the Colombo Municipal region. The town begins at the old Dutch canal just before the Savoy Cinema and extends all the way south to the same canal that spills into the sea just before the Hospital Road junction where Dehiwela begins.
Amal International School
Amal International School (also called and abbreviated as A.I.S. ), is a popular middle-class international school in Sri Lanka. Founded in January 1991, it was first launched as a social service project to develop and expand local English-medium studies. AIS is attended by approximately a thousand students for classes ranging from Preschool to Advanced Level. It is now one of the vast cluster of schools located in the Havelock Town region of Colombo, the commercial capital of the country.
Bandaranayake College
Bandaranayake College Gampaha was founded in September 1918. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Gampaha. It is a National School, meaning that it is controlled by the central government as opposed to the Provincial Council and provides only the secondary education. Bandaranayaka College is a boys' secondary school as well as the foremost college in Sri Lanka.
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), is a convention center located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Built between 1970 and 1973 the convention center was a gift from the People's Republic of China in memory of Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from 1956 to 1959.
Maliyadeva Girls' College
Maliyadeva Girls' College is a national Buddhist school in Sri Lanka situated in Kurunegala. Today it accommodates over 4000 students.
All Saints College, Galle
All Saints College, founded in 1867 in Galle, Sri Lanka, is located in a Dutch fortress in a residential suburb of Galle known as the Galle Dutch Fort, along the Light House Street. The fortress is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With a history spanning over 140 years it has been able to gain many achievements of excellence both in the academic and non academic fields.
Saifee Villa
Saifee Villa (previously known as Lakshmigiri) is a bungalow at 102, Thurstan Road in Colombo, Sri Lanka. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:6|53|57.05|N|79|51|33.00|E| |primary |name= }}
Colombo University Observatory
The Colombo University Observatory is the astronomical observatory located at the University of Colombo. Formally the Colombo Observatory it is a permanently mounted telescope with its own observatory dome located on the university grounds next to Reid Avenue in Colombo. The observatory is used by the Mathematical and Astronomical Society. The telescope is a 12½-inch (32 cm) Newtonian reflector solidly fixed on a polar mount.
A0 highway (Sri Lanka)
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Royal College, Colombo
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CR & FC Grounds
Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Grounds is a multi-purpose stadium complex located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the home ground of Caltex League side Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club and on occasion hosts concerts.
Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda
Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda, also known as “Veyangoda Central College (VCC)”, is a National school in Sri Lanka. The school was originally one of the three first Central Colleges established under the education reforms of late Hon. C. W. W. Kannangara, who introduced free education in Sri Lanka. Today about 2640 students are studying from grade 6 to 13 and academic staff of 135 are engaged in the teaching process.
Colombo Racecourse
Colombo Racecourse was a harness racing course in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 2012 it was redeveloped as the Colombo Racecourse Sports Complex with the first International Rugby Union grounds in Sri Lanka and an upscale shopping center with restaurants. It was used as a temporary airfield durrign world war 2.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Havelock Town.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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