Moratuwa

Moratuwa (Sinhala: ??????, Tamil: ?????????) is a large suburb of Colombo, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. It is situated on the Galle–Colombo (Galle road) 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.

Moratuwa is also 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.

Moratuwa consists of 24 main areas: Angulana, Borupana, Dahampura, Egoda Uyana, Idama, Indibedda, Kadalana, Kaduwamulla, Kaldemulla, Katubedda, Katukurunda, Koralawella, Lakshapathiya, Lunawa, Molpe, Moratumulla, Moratuwella, Puwakaramba, Rawathawatta, Soysapura, Thelawala, Uswatta, Uyana and Willorawatta

About Colombo District

Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city proper. 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 Jayewardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a suburb 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.

关于科伦坡区

科伦坡是斯里兰卡最大的城市和商业中心。它位于斯里兰卡西海岸,毗邻首都斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特。科伦坡是一座繁华热闹的城市,现代生活与殖民时期的建筑和遗迹交相辉映,市区人口达647,100。科伦坡大都会区由科伦坡、甘帕哈和卡卢特勒三个区组成,估计人口为5,648,000,面积为3,694.20平方公里。

科伦坡是一座多民族、多元文化的城市。它是斯里兰卡人口最多的城市,市区人口达642,163人。科伦坡的人口由众多民族组成,主要包括僧伽罗人、摩尔人和泰米尔人。科伦坡市内还居住着一些华裔、葡萄牙裔、荷兰裔、马来裔和印度裔的小社区,以及众多欧洲侨民。

绝大多数斯里兰卡公司的总部都设在科伦坡。部分产业包括化工、纺织、玻璃、水泥、皮革制品、家具和珠宝。南亚第二高的建筑——世界贸易中心就位于市中心。

关于西部省

西部省是斯里兰卡人口最稠密的省份。立法首都斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特以及国家行政和商业中心科伦坡都位于该省。西部省分为三个主要区:科伦坡区(642平方公里)、甘帕哈区(1386.6平方公里)和卡卢特勒区(1606平方公里)。作为斯里兰卡的经济中心,所有主要的本地和国际公司都在该市设有分支机构,各大设计师品牌和高街零售商也纷纷入驻,因此,准备好在西部省尽情享受购物的乐趣吧!

西部省是斯里兰卡人口最多的省份,岛上几乎所有顶尖教育机构都坐落于此。该省的大学包括科伦坡大学、斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉大学、凯拉尼亚大学、斯里兰卡开放大学、斯里兰卡佛教与巴利语大学、约翰·科特拉瓦拉爵士国防大学和莫拉图瓦大学。西部省拥有全国最多的学校,包括国立学校、省立学校、私立学校和国际学校。