Kottawa

Kottawa කොට්ටාව
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Kottawa
Coordinates: 6°50′29″N 79°57′53″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code	10230

Kottawa (කොට්ටාව ) is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, administered by the Maharagama Urban Council. Located 18km from Colombo, it can be reached via A4 (Colombo - Batticaloa) highway and by train on via the Kelani Valley Railway Line. The northern end of the Southern Expressway is about 2km east of Kottawa on the High Level Road (A4). The proposed Colombo Outer Circular Highway also extends from here towards north.

The name

The name Kottawa is derived from the Sinhalese kotten awa. by the time the name was shortened to "Kottawa".

Kottawa Town

Kottawa Town is located alongside the High Level Road (A4) between the Pannipitiya and Homagama.

Demographics

The major ethnic communities in Kottawa are Sinhalese.

Schools

• Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya
• Ananda Vidyalaya, Kottawa
• Kottawa North Dharmapala Vidyalaya
• Vidyana Maha Vidyalaya
• Vijayagosa Vidyalaya

Public Transport

Rail Kottawa Railway Station is located approximately 200m from Kottawa Junction along the Kottawa-Athurugiriya Rd

Bus

Bus Routes heading through Kottawa:

• 99 - Colombo (Pettah) - Badulla / Passara / Welimada
• 122 – Pettah - Avissawella / Rathnapura / Embilipitiya / Rakwana / Suriyawewa
• 124 – Maharagama – Ihalabope
• 125 – Pettah / Maharagama – Padukka / Ingiriya
• 128/1 - Maharagama - Munamalewatta
• 138 - Pettah - Homagama
• 138/2 – Pettah - Mattegoda
• 138/3 – Pettah – Rukmalgama
• 138/4 – Pettah - Athurugiriya
• 280 – Maharagama - Horana

Bus Routes terminating at Kottawa

• 128 – Kiriwaththuduwa / Yakahaluwa
• 129 – Moragahahena
• 138 – Pettah
• 174 – Borella
• 255 – Mt.Lavinia
• 296 – Piliyandala
• 342 – Piliyandala (via Polgasowita)
• 336 – Malabe
• 336/1 - Malabe(via Horahena)