Thalawathugoda

Thalawathugoda තලවතුගොඩ தலவத்துகொட
Suburb
Thalawathugoda
Coordinates: 6°56′8″N 79°59′2″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Website	www.thalawathugoda.com

Thalawathugoda (Sinhala: තලවතුගොඩ, Tamil: தலவத்துகொட) is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte. The Diyawanna Oya (Parliament Lake) forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" boundary of Thalawathugoda. The suburb 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.

Hospitals

• Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital
• Hemas Hospital

Schools

• Agramathya College
• i-GATE College
• Vidura College

Banks

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

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.

See also

• Diyasaru Park

External links

• Detailed map of Thalawathugoda & Battaramulla vicinity and Sri Lanka