Wellawatta
in Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Colombo Ratmalana Airport (4 mi) - Beira Lake Seaplane Base (4 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, 61 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, 87 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 6.875 and 79.861 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 6° 52' 31" and E 79° 51' 39"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:43 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:03 am and 5:50 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
Discover Wellawatta
Wellawatta in Western Province is a town in Sri Lanka a little south of Colombo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Wellawatta is now 04:43 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Wellawatta, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Colombo Ratmalana Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Sinharaja Forest Reserve in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), South-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Colombo, Katunayaka, Ratnapura, Kurunegala and Kandy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE BLUE WATER-WADDUWA
Global Towers Hotel & Apartments
Mirage Colombo Hotel
Colonial Charm by the Beach
TeaTalk
The Canes Boutique Hotel
Colombo Hotel by Ceilão Villas
Vista Upatissa Road
Colombo Ceylon City Hotel
ZEN Premium Upatissa Road
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
WELLAWATTA AERIAL VIEW
TRIAL SHOOT.
Wellawatta beach during a solar eclipse
Wellawatta beach during a solar eclipse. January 15th, 2010.
M7 class Train at Wellawatta Station
M7 train at Wellawatta Station.
Train Travelling Beside the Indian Ocean in Sri Lanka
The train trip to Galle takes you along the Indian Ocean. Many people and trains were swept away in the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004.
CC10 - Do we see the same
IFS Toastmasters Club.
Going over by a train
Yet another thing you can do if you're jobless...
Viceroy special in Sri Lanka Rail Way Department
Sri Lanka Online Digital Printing
PrintNow.lk Online Digital Printing… No 03, Wijayaba Mawatha, Kalubowila, Dehiwala Sri Lanka. Tel - +94 (0)11 778 0780 / +94 (0)11 778 0783/ Fax - +94 (0)11 276 7592 Email – Info@printnow.lk/...
Feeding my Babies
Video created with the Socialcam app on iphone: http://socialcam.com.
UNCONDENSED Tsunami SLOW part 3
Many moans about sped up film so.... sped up film in three parts, slow : ) PART 3.
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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.
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.
Informatics Institute of Technology
IIT, Informatics Institute of Technology (formerly IICS, Informatics Institute of Computer Studies) is a private higher educational institute in Sri Lanka which specializes in Information Technology. It collaborates with leading foreign universities and allows students to follow those courses in Sri Lanka. Up to now over 1,800 have graduated from IIT, occupying significant positions in public and private sectors.
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.
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka (also called Colombo Zoo or Dehiwala Zoo) is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. Its sprawling areas are host to a variety of animals and birds. The zoo exhibits animals but also places an emphasis on animal conservation and welfare, and education.
Colombo South International College
Colombo South International College (a.k.a. CSI College) is a private international school located in Kalubowila, Western Province Sri Lanka The medium of instruction is English with students ranging from nursery to high school. In the senior school, the classes prepare students for the Local Ordinary (O) Level and Edexcel Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced (A2) Level examinations.
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