Thalawathugoda

Thalawathugoda තලවතුගොඩ தலவச்துகொட‌
Suburb
Thalawathugoda තලවතුගොඩ தலவச்துகொட‌
Coordinates:
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

Thalawathugoda is a suburb of Colombo city. It is located approximately sixteen (16) kilometres from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa main road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte (The administrative Capital of Sri Lanka). The Diyawanna Oya (Parliament Lake) forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" side boundary of Thalawathugoda. The beautiful natural landscape consisting of paddy fields and marshlands in this area attracts many nature lovers. This is a rapidly developing residential area with many facilities. New modern luxury housing schemes are being developed around Kalalgoda Road and Hokandara Road to cater to high end housing demand. A notable expatriate and upper middle class local population resides in Thalawathugoda.

Shopping Malls

• Capital Mall

Supermarkets

• Keells Super
• Cargills Food City

Restaurants

• Pizza Hut
• Domino's Pizza

Banks

• Commercial Bank
• Hatton National Bank
• Nations Trust Bank
• Bank of Ceylon
• Sampath Bank

Gymnasium

• The Austasia Sports and Leisure Complex

Medical Facilities

• Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital
• Hemas Hospital

Schools

• Overseas School of Colombo
• Agramathya College Thalawathugoda
• i-Gate College

Buddhist Temples

• Ganelanda ancient temple
• Bauddharama Temple
• Gnanaramya Monastery
• Sangamiththa Temple

Urban Council

Thalawathugoda is served by the Maharagama Urban Council. A separate Urban Council for Thalwathugoda does not exist at present.

Postal structure

Earlier Thalawathugoda had a sub post office which is controlled by the Battaramulla main post office. Promoted Thalawathugoda Post Office was opened recently. However, a few areas fall under Hokandara and Pannipitiya postal limits.

External links

• Detailed map of Thalawathugoda & Battaramulla vicinity and Sri Lanka