Moratuwa
Sign in to saveMoratuwa () is a large municipality on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. It is situated on the Galle–Colombo (Galle road) main highway, south of the centre of Colombo. Moratuwa is surrounded on three sides by water, except in the north of the city, by the Indian Ocean on the west, the Lake Bolgoda on the east and the Moratu river on the south. According to the 2012 census, the suburb had a population of 168,280.
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- Locality
- Angulana
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 168,280
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Moratuwa
- Settlement.native_name
- මොරටුව
- Settlement.nickname
- MRT
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Moratuwa in Colombo District
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka Colombo District#Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Colombo District
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 23.4
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 168,280
- Settlement.timezone
- SLT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5:30
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Suburb structure
- History
- Industries
- Education
- Attractions
- Music
- Sport
- Demographics
- Public library
- Transport
- Architecture
- References
- Maps
- External links
Moratuwa () is a large municipality on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. It is situated on the Galle–Colombo (Galle road) main highway, south of the centre of Colombo. Moratuwa is surrounded on three sides by water, except in the north of the city, by the Indian Ocean on the west, the Lake Bolgoda on the east and the Moratu river on the south. According to the 2012 census, the suburb had a population of 168,280.
Moratuwa is the birthplace of Veera Puran Appu, a resistance fighter against British rule in Matale, the philanthropist Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and the musician Pandit W. D. Amaradeva.
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