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Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ; Tamil: கம்பஹா) is an urban city in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.[1]

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  1. 46 relations: Aluthgama, Ambalama, Ambepussa, Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara, Gampaha, Attanagalu Oya, Avissawella, Bandaranayake College, Gampaha, Bandarawatta Parakrama Maha Vidyalaya, Betel, City, Coffee production in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Colombo District, Daily News (Sri Lanka), Edward Barnes (British Army officer), Gampaha District, Gampaha Municipal Council, Gampaha railway station, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Ganemulla, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Kalutara, Köppen climate classification, Kelani River, Mayor, Municipal council, Natural rubber, Negombo, Panadura, Pineapple, Postal codes in Sri Lanka, Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha, Rice, Sinhala language, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Standard Time, St. Peter's College, Gampaha, Tea production in Sri Lanka, Tropical rainforest climate, Udugampola, University of Kelaniya, Valagamba of Anuradhapura, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Yakkala, Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Yatawatte Purana Vihara.

  2. Populated places in Gampaha District

Aluthgama

Aluthgama (translit; translit) is a coastal town in Kalutara District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Aluthgama

Ambalama

An ambalama (Sinhala: අම්බලම) is a place constructed for pilgrims, traders and travellers to rest in Sri Lanka.

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Ambepussa

Ambepussa is a town in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Ambepussa

Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara, Gampaha

Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara (අස්ගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය) is an ancient Cave temple situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.

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Attanagalu Oya

The Attanagalu Oya (අත්තනගලු ඹය) is a river in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.

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Avissawella

Avissawella (අවිස්සාවේල්ල, அவிசாவளை) is a township in Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council, situated on the A4 route from Colombo to Ratnapura, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, approximately 40 km air distance and 48.1 km road distance from east of capital Colombo.

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Bandaranayake College, Gampaha

Bandaranayake College Gampaha (බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්‍යාලය ගම්පහ) is a Buddhist boys' school in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, founded on 18 September 1918.

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Bandarawatta Parakrama Maha Vidyalaya

Bandarawatta Parakrama Maha Vidyalaya (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරවත්ත පරාක්‍රම මහා විද්‍යාලය) is a public school in Gampaha district in Sri Lanka.

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Betel

Betel (Piper betle) is a species of flowering plant in the pepper family Piperaceae, native to Southeast Asia.

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City

A city is a human settlement of a notable size.

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Coffee production in Sri Lanka

Coffee production in Sri Lanka peaked in 1870, with over being cultivated.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.

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Colombo District

Colombo District (කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya; கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Daily News (Sri Lanka)

The Daily News is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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Edward Barnes (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir Edward Barnes, (28 October 1776 – 19 March 1838) was a British soldier who became governor of Ceylon.

See Gampaha and Edward Barnes (British Army officer)

Gampaha District

Gampaha District (ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya, கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் Kampakai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

See Gampaha and Gampaha District

Gampaha Municipal Council

The Gampaha Municipal Council (ගම්පහ මහ නගර සභාව, கம்பாஹா மாநகர சபை) is the local council for Gampaha, the second urban town of Gampaha District, Sri Lanka after Negombo.

See Gampaha and Gampaha Municipal Council

Gampaha railway station

Gampaha railway station is a railway station in the western city of Gampaha in Sri Lanka.

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Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine

The Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine (ගම්පහ වික්‍රමාරච්චි දේශීය වෛද්‍ය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, கம்பஹா விக்கிரமராட்சி சுதேச மருத்துவப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்), is a public university located in Yakkala, Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine

Ganemulla

Founded during the British era, Ganemulla (ගණේමුල්ල, கணேமுல்லை) is a midsize town located in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. Gampaha and Ganemulla are Populated places in Gampaha District.

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Henarathgoda Botanical Garden

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, also known as Gampaha Botanical Garden, is one of the six botanical gardens in Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Henarathgoda Botanical Garden

Kalutara

Kalutara (කළුතර, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Kalutara

Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kelani River

The Kelani River (කැළණි ගඟ) is a river in Sri Lanka.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

See Gampaha and Mayor

Municipal council

A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.

See Gampaha and Municipal council

Natural rubber

Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds.

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Negombo

Negombo is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in the Western Province, from Colombo via the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway and the nearest major city from the Bandaranaike International Airport (About 9 km distance). Gampaha and Negombo are Populated places in Gampaha District.

See Gampaha and Negombo

Panadura

Panadura (translit; translit) is a main city in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Panadura

Pineapple

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.

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Postal codes in Sri Lanka

Postal codes in Sri Lanka are five digit numbers used by Sri Lanka Postal Service, that identifies each postal jurisdiction to sort mail more efficiently.

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Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha

Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya (Sinhala: රත්නාවලී බාලිකා විද්‍යාලය), is a government Buddhist national school for girls in Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha

Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

See Gampaha and Rice

Sinhala language

Sinhala (Sinhala: සිංහල), sometimes called Sinhalese, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million.

See Gampaha and Sinhala language

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Sri Lanka Standard Time

Sri Lankan Standard Time (SLST) (Shri Lankavay Sammatha Velava, translit) is the time zone for Sri Lanka.

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St. Peter's College, Gampaha

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Tea production in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon) has a climate and varied elevation that allows for the production of both Camellia sinensis var.

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Tropical rainforest climate

A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator.

See Gampaha and Tropical rainforest climate

Udugampola

Udugampola is a small town in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka and was a sub kingdom during reign of the King Sakala Kala Wallabha of Kotte Era. Gampaha and Udugampola are Populated places in Gampaha District.

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University of Kelaniya

The University of Kelaniya (UoK; කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and University of Kelaniya

Valagamba of Anuradhapura

Valagamba (Sinhala: වළගම්බා), also known as the Great Black Lion, Wattagamani Abhaya and Valagambahu, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom of Sri Lanka.

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Western Province, Sri Lanka

The Western Province (බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnāhira Paḷāta; மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Yakkala

Yakkala is a village located between Nittambuwa and Kadawatha on the A1 Highway (Colombo-Kandy Road).

See Gampaha and Yakkala

Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya

Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya is a girls' school located in Gampaha district in Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya

Yatawatte Purana Vihara

Yatawatte Purana Vihara (Sinhalaː යටවත්තේ පුරාණ විහාරය) (or Vidyaravinda Maha Pirivena) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

See Gampaha and Yatawatte Purana Vihara

See also

Populated places in Gampaha District

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gampaha

Also known as Gampaha, Gampaha District, Kampahā, .