Kiribathgoda

Kiribathgoda (Sinhala: කිරිබත්ගොඩ, Tamil: கிரிபத்கொடை) is a large suburb of Colombo and is situated on A1 highway, from Colombo to Kandy between Kelaniya and Mahara/Kadawatha in Sri Lanka. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. This suburb located 12 km away from Colombo city center Fort. It is also linked to Makola by road.

Kiribathgoda

කිරිබත්ගොඩ
கிரிபத்கொடை
Kiribathgoda
Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 79°59′46″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Area code(s)011

Sinhalese ethnicity dominates Kiribathgoda with a majority of Sinhalese belonging to Buddhism & a significant minority belonging to Christianity (Majority; Catholicism). There are multitudinous number of Buddhist temples spread throughout Kiribathgoda and a Catholic church in the outskirt of Kiribathgoda.

Education

The University of Kelaniya is one of the main State Universities of Sri Lanka is situated just near the Kiribathgoda city limits. Couple of School's and International school available in Kiribathgoda town, they are Viharamahadeavi Balika Vidyalaya, Ramasinghe Vidyalaya, and Eureka International School

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