Moratuwa
Moratuwa is a large municipality on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.
Moratuwa is a large municipality on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. It is situated on the Galle–Colombo main highway, 18 km (11 mi) 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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Worth seeing in and around Moratuwa
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
6.4 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 02University of Moratuwa
The University of Moratuwa is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is located on the bank of the Bolgoda Lake in Katubedda, Moratuwa, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
2.7 km · university in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 03University of Sri Jayewardenepura
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the country's administrative capital.
6.8 km · University in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 04Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
The Sri Lanka Air Force Museum is the museum of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and its predecessor, the Royal Ceylon Air Force. Open to the public, the museum is at the SLAF Ratmalana and is maintained by the Sri Lanka Air Force.
3.2 km · aviation museum in Ratmalana, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia · Wikipedia - 05Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara
Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Pamankada, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the 6th mile post junction on Colombo-Batticaloa main road.
8.2 km · Buddhist temple in Colombo District, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 06Karagampitiya Vihara
Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Dehiwala in the Western province, Sri Lanka. The temple is located at the Dehiwala junction on the Colombo-Galle main road, about 9 miles south of Colombo city.
5.6 km · Sri Lankan historic Buddhist temple · Wikipedia - 07Piliyandala Clock Tower
The Piliyandala Clock Tower is located in the Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. The clock tower is a popular landmark of the Piliyandala.
5.1 km · clock tower in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 08Colts Cricket Club Ground
Colts Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground on Park Road in Havelock Town, Colombo, Sri Lanka, in the south-east corner of Havelock Park. It has been the home of Colts Cricket Club since 1971.
9.8 km · cricket stadium in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 09Sri Anjaneyar Kovil
Sri Anjaneyar Kovil is a Hindu temple situated in Mount Lavinia, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Hanuman, one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana.
7.7 km · Hindu temple in Western, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 10Sri Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana
Sri Pushparama Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Ratmalana, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at Sri Dharmarama junction on the Colombo-Galle main road.
2.6 km · Temple in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Moratuwa
- Airports
- Colombo Ratmalana (RML), 3 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 42 km
- Stations
- Ratmalana Airport, 2.8 km
- Colombo → Moratuwa18 km · quickest by road, 49 min · Rs200–265
- Jaffna → Moratuwa322 km · quickest by air, 4h 11m · Rs15,430–23,920
- Thiruvananthapuram → Moratuwa375 km · quickest by air, 4h 44m · ₹8,780–13,600
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Moratuwa
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Moratuwa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Moratuwa
Moratuwa is 15 km from Colombo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dehiwala-Mount Laviniasuburb of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka4.5 km
- Maharagamasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka7.6 km
- Nugegodasuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka7.6 km
- Boralesgamuwasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6.2 km
- Piliyandalasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka9.9 km
- Wellawatteneighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka8.7 km