Liyanagemulla (Sinhalese: ලියනගෙමුල්ල Tamil: லியனகேமுல்ல) is a village situated in

Gampaha District Gampaha District ( ''gampaha distrikkaya'', ''Kampakai Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 Districts of Sri Lanka, districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is the second most populous district of Sri Lank ...

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lying near the west coast to the south of the city of

Negombo Negombo (, ), also known as Punchi Romaya (Little Rome), is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka, Western Province, from Colombo via the E03 expressway ...

and is administered by the katunayake seeduwa urban council. It is located 30 km from

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, and 12 km from Negombo. It is on the Katunayake-Colombo road (A03) and is located a few miles from the

Bandaranaike International Airport Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) (commonly known as Colombo International Airport, Colombo–Bandaranaike International Airport, and locally as Katunayake International Airport) (IATA airport code, IATA: CMB, ICAO airport code, ICAO: VC ...

and Katunayake Export Processing Zone.

Transport

;Rail * The village is served by a station on the north coast line of the national railway network. The Liyanagemulla Railway Station is on the Colombo-Puttalam Railway Line, and is the 17th railway station from Colombo. ;Road Colombo Katunayake Expressway declared open

Colombo Katunayake Expressway declared open

* Colombo – Katunayake Expressway opened in 2013 links the capital Colombo through the Katunayake Interchange. * The A3 main road from Colombo, goes through Negombo, extends to Jaffna, and Trincomalee via Anuradhapura.

Geography

* Liyanagemulla is located at 7°08'45.8"N 79°52'25.0"E (7.146043, 79.873615). * The village has a total area: 980,231.05 m² (10,551,119.19 ft²) Total distance: 4.01 km (2.49 mi).

Place names near Liyanagemulla

Katunayake Katunayake (, ), is a suburb of Negombo in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. With the change of government in 1977 and the introduction of the op ...

*Seeduwa * Mukalangamuwa * Amandoluwa * Jayawardanapura * Awariwatta * Lion City

Education

* St. Thomas' Catholic International College * Sailan International School

Religion

;Catholic & Christian Churches * St. Anthony's Church (කැලෑ පල්ලිය) ;Buddhist Temple * Liyanagemulla Temple ;Buddhist Temple * Suvisuddarama Temple

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