Kiribathgoda
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Kiribathgoda
කිරිබත්ගොඩ கிரிபத்கொடை | |
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  Kiribathgoda | |
| Coordinates: 6°58′41″N 79°59′46″E / 6.97806°N 79.99611°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Area code | 011 |
Kiribathgoda is a large suburb of Colombo city, and is situated on A1 highway, from Colombo to Kandy between Kelaniya and Mahara/Kadawatha in Sri Lanka. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] This suburb located 12 km away from Colombo city center Fort. It is also linked to Makola by road.
Sinhalese ethnicity dominates Kiribathgoda with a majority of Sinhalese belonging to Buddhism & a significant minority belonging to Christianity (Majority; Catholicism). There are multitudinous number of Buddhist temples spread throughout Kiribathgoda & a Catholic church in the outskirt of Kiribathgoda.
Education
The University of Kelaniya is one of the main State Universities of Sri Lanka is situated just near the Kiribathgoda city limits. Couple of School's and International school available in Kiribathgoda town, they are Viharamahadeavi Balika Vidyalaya, Ramasinghe Vidyalaya, and Ureaka International School
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