Kesbewa

Kesbewa
Kesbewa Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°47′43″N 79°56′19″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	+5.30

Kesbewa (Sinhala:කැස්බැව) is a suburb of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. which is situated approximately 20 kilometres (12.43 mi) south of Colombo. It is one of the relatively more populated suburbs located in the Colombo District of the Western Province, Sri Lanka and it is surrounded by the suburbs of Moratuwa,Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Bandaragama and Kahathuduwa. Kesbewa Urban Council is also located in Piliyandala City.

History

Transportation

15th century AD Prince spumal came to hear &bath in kesbewa tank after that his hair is cutted down here'කෙස්බෑව'the place of hair cutdown convert'කැස්බෑව' Two major roads run through of Piliyandala. The road connecting Colombo and Horana, known as the 120 bus route and the road connecting Mount Lavinia and Kottawa (the 255 bus route). In addition, a new bypass road named Piliyandala Bypass Road was built in 2015 connecting Piliyandala and Kesbewa Junction. The beaches of Mount Lavinia are a 15-30 minute drive away from Piliyandala.There are other bus routes from Maharagama to Piliyandala, Bandaragama to Pilyandala(the 162 bus route).