Havelock Town

Havelock Town තිඹිරිගස්යාය ஹெவ்லொக் நகரம்
Suburb
Residential buildings in Havelock City
Havelock Town Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°52′46″N79°51′55″E / 6.87944°N 79.86528°E / 6.87944; 79.86528
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	00500 [1]

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 Town is to be the largest property development in Sri Lanka incorporating residential and commercial facilities. ^[2]

It is named after Arthur Havelock who served as the British governor of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895. ^[3]

Schools

• Isipathana College
• Hindu College, Colombo
• Visakha Vidyalaya
• Lumbini Vidyalaya
• Wesley College Primary School ^[4]
• Royal Institute International School

Diplomatic missions

• Consulate of Serbia
• Embassy of Italy
• Embassy of Cuba
• Consulate of Sweden
• Consulate of Ukraine

The Havelock Towers seen from Kirulapone.

Places of interest

• Isipathanaramaya Temple
• Edward Henry Pedris Grounds (Havelock Grounds)
• Edward Henry Pedris Children's Library
• Edward Henry Pedris Park
• Havelock Park

References

1. "Postal Code of Havelock Town (None) :: Mohanjith". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
2. "Home". havelockcity.lk.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
4. "Havelock Town". Wesley College. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017. Our Primary School which is situated in Havelock Town comprises of nearly 750 students.