Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, or Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte,[2] is also known as Kotte. It is the official capital of Sri Lanka.[3] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is in the urban area of Colombo.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டே | |
|---|---|
| Colombo Metropolitan Region | |
 Battaramulla, a suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Colombo District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Madura Vithanage (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) |
| Area | |
| • Administrative Capital | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Administrative Capital | 115,826 |
| • Density | 3,305/km2 (8,560/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,234,289 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Postal code | 10100 |
| Area code | 011 |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "World Gazetteer Kotte". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Vacancies".
- ↑ "The Administrative Capital of Sri Lanka since 1982 is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte". Official Sri Lanka government website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.