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Kalutara
Sign in to saveKalutara (, ) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south of the capital Colombo. The city holds a unique position for one of the four major rivers in Sri Lanka, the Kalu Ganga, which joins the sea at the centre of the city. Kaluthara is known for making rope, baskets, and other articles from the fibre of the coconut palm. The area also produces the Mangosteens, a fruit introduced from Malaysia in the 19th century.
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- Locality
- Kalutara
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 37,081
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kalutara
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aerial view of Kalutara City, Sri Lanka.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Skyline view of Kalutara
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Western Province
- Settlement.government_type
- Kalutara Urban Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- M. Ameer Nazeer
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_metro
- 159,697 (Kalutara Division Area)
- Settlement.timezone
- Sri Lanka Standard Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5:30
- Settlement.population_urban
- 37,081 (Urban Council Area)
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kalutara District
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Administration
- Demographics
- Ethnicity according to Kalutara urban area (2001)
- Attractions
- Education
- Infrastructure
- Rail
- Road
- See also
- References
- External links
Kalutara (, ) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south of the capital Colombo. The city holds a unique position for one of the four major rivers in Sri Lanka, the Kalu Ganga, which joins the sea at the centre of the city. Kaluthara is known for making rope, baskets, and other articles from the fibre of the coconut palm. The area also produces the Mangosteens, a fruit introduced from Malaysia in the 19th century.
==Etymology== thumb|left|Kalutara fort|Caltura Fort (1799), by James Welsh. Once an important spice-trading centre, the town's name is derived from the Kalu Ganga ('Black River' in native Sinhala). In the 11th century, the town was temporarily made a capital on the orders of a South Indian Prince. The region was later planted with coconut trees, whose by-products are used for both internal and external trade. The location also boast fortifications (Kalutara fort) dating back from the times when Portuguese, Dutch and British vied for control of the area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalutara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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