Bambalapitiya is a southern coastal neighbourhood of

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

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. The area also known as Colombo 4, spans about along Galle Road. The western boundary of the suburb is the

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and it is bordered to the east by

Havelock Town Havelock Town is a neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka, part of an area zoned as ''Colombo 5''. It is located approximately 6 kilometres south of Fort, the central business district of Colombo. Havelock City, a mixed-used development in Havelock ...

, the north by

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, and to the south by

Wellawatte Wellawatta is a neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It lies immediately south of Bambalapitiya and is classified as zone 6 within the Colombo Municipal region. The town begins at the old Dutch canal just before the Savoy Cinema and extends so ...

. It falls within the Kollupitiya (Colpetty) Ward of the

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Educational institutions

Bambalapitiya is regarded as an educational hub. Many private sector schools and colleges such as ICBS, ICBT Campus, IDM Computer Studies,

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, and PIBTPIBT
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Visakha Vidyalaya Visakha Vidyalaya () is a girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School managed by the central government providing primary and secondary education. History The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist ...

and

Colombo Hindu College (Katraangu Ozhuguga) , motto_translation = Follow what you study , streetaddress = 77 Lorensz Road , region = Bambalapitiya , city = Colombo , province = , postcode ...

Diplomatic missions

* Honorary

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* Consulate of

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* Honorary Consulate of

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Transport

The A2 Highway (Galle Road) and Marine Drive, runs through the suburb, parallel to the coast. The Bambalapitiya railway station services the area. It is the fourth station on the Coastal line.

Commercial

Majestic City Majestic City, traded as C T Land Development PLC, is a seven-storey commercial and shopping complex, located in Bambalapitiya Bambalapitiya is a southern coastal neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The area also known as Colombo 4, spans ab ...

and Pearl Grand Town, the seven-storey commercial and shopping complex.

References

External links

Detailed map of Bambalapitiya vicinity and Sri LankaUnity Plaza
Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka {{WesternLK-geo-stub