Negombo
Sign in to saveNegombo (, , , ), also known as Punchi Romaya (Little Rome) and Meepura (city of bees), is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in the Western Province, from Colombo via the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway and the nearest major city from the Bandaranaike International Airport (about 9 km distance).
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Place details
- Locality
- Negombo
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 137,223
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Negombo
- Settlement.nicknames
- Punchi Romaya (, Meaning: Little Rome) Meepura (, Meaning: City of Bees)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.motto
- "Unity Peace and Concord" (සමගිය සාමය සහ එකඟතාවය)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in 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
- Gampaha
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- Western Province
- Official name
- நீர்கொழும்ப
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Gampaha District
- Population
- +142136
- Elevation
- +2
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Negombo, street (004) (cropped).JPG
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-colonialism
- Portuguese Ceylon
- Dutch Ceylon
- British Ceylon
- Geography
- Climate
- Zones
- Neighbourhoods
- Negombo Lagoon
- Demographics
- Religion
- Catholic and Christian churches
- Hindu Kovil (Hindu temples)
- Muslim Masjid (mosques)
- Local government
- Economy
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- During British Ceylon
- During Dominion Ceylon
- During Republic of Sri Lanka
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
Negombo (, , , ), also known as Punchi Romaya (Little Rome) and Meepura (city of bees), is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in the Western Province, from Colombo via the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway and the nearest major city from the Bandaranaike International Airport (about 9 km distance).
Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country and the administrative centre of Negombo Division. Negombo has a population of about 142,136 within its divisional secretariat division. Negombo municipal boundary is fully extended throughout its Divisional Secretariat area.