Colombo

Sri Lanka / Colombo /
Colombo (/kəˈlʌmboʊ/ kə-LUM-boh; Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanized: Koḷam̆ba, IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanized: Koḻumpu, IPA: [koɻumbɯ]) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, the Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo
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Coordinates:   6°55'46"N   79°51'54"E

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  • Our countries Major business capitol, earlier which is the Capitol of SL. Colombo Municipal divide to 15 Divisions followings are that: 01)Fort. 02)Slave Island. 03)Colpetiya. 04) Bambalapitiya 05)Kirulapane west, Pamankade. 06) Wellawatta. 07) Cinamon Garden. 08) Borella. 09) Dematagoda. 10) Maradana. 11) Pettah 12) Hulsdorph. 13) Panchigahawatta. 14) Grandpass. 15) Muttwall. In this city area - our countries * Main Sea Port * Central Rail Way / Transport Stations * Central Bank and Most of commercial banks Insurace companies Main Braches. * Most of 5 Star hotels. * Head Quarters of Police, Navy, Army, Air-Force. * Official Residence of The President, Prime Minister, Speaker and Most of ministers. * National Hospitol of Sri lanka and more
  • Hey a lot of crap all these comments. Islam has only 8% in SL. 69% is Budhdhists. 8% Catholic/Christian, 14% Hindu.....
  • PLEASE, DO NOT DELETE MY COMMENT, I AM SERIOUS. Can anyone please explain me why the buildings are not tall in this capital? When I looked at the satellite images i could find find only a couple tall buildings. The rest look small in height. Is it somehow connected with the Sri Lankan Mentality? What is the reason?
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