Kiribathgoda

Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 79°59′46″E / 6.97806°N 79.99611°E / 6.97806; 79.99611
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Kiribathgoda
කිරිබත්ගොඩ
கிரிபத்கொடை
Kiribathgoda is located in Sri Lanka
Kiribathgoda
Kiribathgoda
Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 79°59′46″E / 6.97806°N 79.99611°E / 6.97806; 79.99611
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Area code011

Kiribathgoda (Sinhala: කිරිබත්ගොඩ, Tamil: கிரிபத்கொடை) is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. It is also linked to Makola by road.

Sinhalese ethnicity is the largest demographic in Kiribathgoda with a majority of Sinhalese belonging to Buddhism, and a significant minority belonging to Christianity (majority; Catholicism). There are a multitudinous number of Buddhist temples spread throughout Kiribathgoda and a Catholic church in the outskirts of Kiribathgoda.

Education[edit]

The University of Kelaniya is one of the main state universities of Sri Lanka is situated just near the Kiribathgoda city. There are a number of schools in the Kiribathgoda town, such as Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Ramasinghe Vidyalaya, and the Eureka International School

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