Bentota
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|The railway Colombo – Galle at Bentota thumb|right|250px|Skylark Helicopter conducting joy rides in Bentota thumb|right|250px|Bentota Estuary Bentota is a coastal town in Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province. It is approximately south of Colombo and north of Galle. Bentota is situated on the southern bank of the Bentota River mouth, at an elevation of above the sea level.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bentota
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 37,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bentota
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (2).JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Bentota beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Galle District
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Southern Province
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- TurtlesNesting.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Economy
- Attractions
- See also
- References
thumb|right|250px|The railway Colombo – Galle at Bentota thumb|right|250px|Skylark Helicopter conducting joy rides in Bentota thumb|right|250px|Bentota Estuary Bentota is a coastal town in Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province. It is approximately south of Colombo and north of Galle. Bentota is situated on the southern bank of the Bentota River mouth, at an elevation of above the sea level.
==History==