Kollupitiya
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Kollupitiya (historically known as Colpetty, administratively as Colombo 3) is a major neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The name Kollupitiya comes from the name of a chief from Kandy who had unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone the last king of Kandy. During the periods of Dutch and British administration, a brewery for the conversion of coconut treacle into liquor had commenced and continued operation in Kollupitiya. The suburb is a thriving commercial area containing fashionable high-end shopping malls. Some foreign embassies are located in Kollupitiya, as is the official residence of th
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Place details
- Locality
- Colombo
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kollupitiya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kollupitiya junction.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kollupitiya junction
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka Colombo Greater
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Greater Colombo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Western Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Colombo District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.timezone
- Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5:30
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal Code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 00300
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Colombo
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Slave Island
- Image
- Kollupitiya.jpg
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- postal code
- 00300
- Commons category
- Kollupitiya
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Schools
- Diplomatic missions
- Government Offices
- See also
- References
Kollupitiya (historically known as Colpetty, administratively as Colombo 3) is a major neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The name Kollupitiya comes from the name of a chief from Kandy who had unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone the last king of Kandy. During the periods of Dutch and British administration, a brewery for the conversion of coconut treacle into liquor had commenced and continued operation in Kollupitiya. The suburb is a thriving commercial area containing fashionable high-end shopping malls. Some foreign embassies are located in Kollupitiya, as is the official residence of the prime minister.
== Demographics == Kollupitiya is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic area. The major ethnic communities in Kollupitiya are Sri Lankan Moors, Sinhalese, and Sri Lankan Tamils. There are also various minorities, such as Burghers. Religions include Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kollupitiya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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