Katunayake

Katunayake

**කටුනායක**
**கட்டுநாயக்கெ**
Katunayake කටුනායක; கட்டுநாயக்கெ
Suburb
	Katunayake
	Coordinates: 7°10′N 79°52′E / 7.167°N 79.867°E
Province	Western Province
Population (2012)
• Total	61,228
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (SLST)

Katunayake (කටුනායක in Sinhala, கட்டுநாயக்க in Tamil), is a suburb of Negombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport or Colombo Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. With the change of government in 1977 and the introduction of the open economy policy a large area was allocated to create a free trade zone (currently known as the Export Promotion Zone). This created a large amount of job opportunities for the local youth and has contributed substantially towards the country's economy.^{[citation needed]}

SriLankan Airlines is headquartered on the grounds of the airport in Katunayake.^[2]

Economy

In the late 1970s, the introduction of open-economy policy led to the creation of a Free-Trade zone, currently known as the Export Promotion Zone. This created a large amount of job opportunities for the local youth and has contributed substantially towards the country's economy.

Transport

Katunayake is the site of the primary airport in the country, Bandaranaike International Airport.

It is served by Sri Lanka Railways' Puttalam Line, with stations at Katunayake, Katunayake South, and the airport.

Negombo is the northern end of the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway which connects the city of Colombo and A1 highway at Peliyagoda.^[3] Katunayake is currently served by the A3 highway from Colombo to Negombo.

References

^ http://www.citypopulation.de/SriLanka-Cities.html?cityid=1585
^ "SriLankan Airlines - Contact Us / SriLankan Airlines Offices." SriLankan Airlines. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.
^ "Colombo - Katunayake Expressway". Road Development Authority. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Sri Lanka Air Force Base

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[1] ttp://www.citypopulation.de/SriLanka-Cities.html?cityid=1585

[HQ-2] "SriLankan Airlines - Contact Us / SriLankan Airlines Offices." SriLankan Airlines. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.

[Expressway-3] "Colombo - Katunayake Expressway". Road Development Authority. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e Sri Lankan cities with a 50,000+ population
500,000 and more	Colombo
200,000–499,999	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Moratuwa
50,000–249,999	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Negombo Kandy Kalmunai Vavuniya Galle Trincomalee Batticaloa Jaffna Katunayake Dambulla Kolonnawa Anuradhapura Ratnapura

v t e Metropolitan cities of Sri Lanka
National capitals^#	Colombo^* (Commercial) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative)
Municipal councils	Kandy^* Anuradhapura^* Galle^* Jaffna^* Ratnapura^* Badulla^* Kurunegala^* Kaduwela Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Moratuwa Negombo Kalmunai Batticaloa Matara Gampaha Matale Akkaraipattu Bandarawela Nuwara Eliya Dambulla Hambantota
Urban councils	Trincomalee^* Ambalangoda Ampara Balangoda Beruwala Boralesgamuwa Chavakachcheri Chilaw Embilipitiya Eravur Gampola Haputale Hatton-Dickoya Hikkaduwa Horana Ja-Ela Kadugannawa Kalutara Kattankudy Katunayake Seeduwa Kegalle Kesbewa Kinniya Kolonnawa Kuliyapitiya Maharagama Mannar Minuwangoda Nawalapitiya Panadura Peliyagoda Point Pedro Puttalam Seethawakapura Talawakelle-Lindula Tangalle Valvettithurai Vavuniya Wattala Wattegama Weligama
Note: ^* also a Provincial capital, ^# also a Municipal council