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Wattala
Sign in to saveWattala (, ) is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Wattala
- Settlement.native_name
- වත්තල வத்தளை
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb
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- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- 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 District
- Settlement.government_type
- Urban Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 174,336
- Settlement.timezone
- SLST
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- Elevation
- 6
- Licence plate code
- WP
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Wattala (, ) is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo.
People from all walks of life live in this area. The traditional fisher folk, large sections of the working class, many types of white collar workers, a fair number of professionals and even some richer folk live here. Churches, Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, mosques, schools of various grades and many private dispensaries are spread throughout the area. Though it is a majority Roman Catholic area, people of many faiths live here in peaceful coexistence. A sizable population also exists of minority Tamils and a smaller percentage of Muslims. There has been no record of any violence used by one faith group or racial group against another.
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