Mirigama

Mirigama

මීරිගම
மீரிகம
Mirigama මීරිගම; மீரிகம
	Mirigama Location of Mirigama
	Coordinates: 7°14′29″N 80°7′57″E / 7.24139°N 80.13250°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mirigama (also spelled Meerigama) (Sinhala: මීරිගම; Tamil: மீரிகம) is a town in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is located 57 km (35 mi) from Colombo, and 34 km (21 mi) from Negombo.

Mirigama is notable for being the hometown of Sri Lanka's first Prime Minister, D. S. Senanayake & the current speaker of the parliament Karu Jayasusuriya.

Economy

Mirigama is an economic hub in the region, and is a popular shopping centre. It also has a large number of businesses and public institutions, which results in a large population and a large number of people commuting to and from the city on a daily basis.

Transport

The city is located on the AB29, which connects the A1 Colombo - Kandy road with the B322 Ja-Ela - Kurunegala road. The B324 (Mirigama - Negombo road) is one of the main roads that originate from the town. The city center is 32 km (20 mi) (approximately one hour) from the Bandaranaike International Airport. Mirigama Railway Station is a major railway station on the Main Line and has frequent rail connections to Colombo, Badulla, Hatton, Kandy, Maho, Polgahawela and Rambukkana among others. A regular train trip from Mirigama to Colombo takes approximately 1 hour 20 mins. An express train ride from Mirigama to Colombo roughly takes about 1 hour. The proposed electric rail system is expected to cut this time down to 25 mins.

The Central Expressway (under construction as of June 2018) includes two interchanges serving Mirigama: Mirigama North and Mirigama South.^[1]

Places

SLAF Mirigama
The Mirigama Super Race Track (commonly known as the Kanway Autodrome) - national-level racetrack, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) in length.^[2]
Sri Lanka Army Base, Ambepussa
Train signal control & processing Centre Kandalama

Schools

Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya
Bothale Kanishta Vidyalaya
Dudley Senanayake Adarsha MV
D.S.Senanayake Central College
Henepola KV
Kandangamuwa MV
Keenadeniya MV

. Sri vimalawansha kanishta vidyalaya

. Kaleliya maha vidyalaya

. Pallewela maha vidyalaya

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Industries

Mirigama has been identified as one of the major industrialized towns in Sri Lanka from as far as the 1980's. This is primarily due to its location in a slightly hilly countryside, presence of a BOI and an Industrial Zone and its proximity to the Bandaranayake International Airport. The factories as of January 2019 are;

Cargills - Highland Dairy Factory
Cargills - Magic Ice cream Factory
Damro - Innovex Machinery Factory
Damro - Furniture Factory
Damro - Daxer Polymer Factory
Brandix - Textile Manufacturing Facility
Courtaulds - Textile Manufacturing Facility
SilverMill - International Exporter in Organic Products
Tamash - International Exporter in Organic Sauces
Aussie Oats Milling - International Food Processing Company
Lalan Rubbers - Rubber Processing Plant
Celon Shell Flour - Flour Processing Plant
Amtrad - International Concrete Expoter
DR Exports - Furniture Manufacturer
Etna Rubber Exports - Rubber Exporter

Notable residents

D.S. Senanayake - first Prime Minister of Ceylon
Karu Jayasuriya, MP - current Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Kokila Harshani MP
Mahendra Wijerathne MP
Udena Wijerathne MPC

References

^ Transportation Engineering Division, University of Moratuwa. "Economic Feasibility Analysis for Central Expressway Project: Final Report" (PDF). cep.lk. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^ "Dream becomes a reality".

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[1] Transportation Engineering Division, University of Moratuwa. "Economic Feasibility Analysis for Central Expressway Project: Final Report" (PDF). cep.lk. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

[2] "Dream becomes a reality".

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