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Avissawella (, ) 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. It is also known as Sitawakapura, the Old Capital of the Sitawaka Kingdom.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in LK, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Avissawella is referenced by 210 other articles, and connects out to Sri Lanka, time zone and country.

Vinony files it under Grama Niladhari divisions of Sri Lanka and Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Avissawella
Region
Western Province
Country
Sri Lanka
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Avissawella
Settlement.native_name
අවිස්සාවේල්ලஅவிசாவளை
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sri Lanka Colombo District
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Western Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Colombo District
Settlement.timezone
Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Settlement.utc_offset
+5:30
Settlement.timezone_DST
Summer time
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+6

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Sri Lanka
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Commons category
Avissawella
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Encyclopedic overview

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Avissawella (, ) 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. It is also known as Sitawakapura, the Old Capital of the Sitawaka Kingdom.

== Overview ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avissawella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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