Homagama හෝමාගම ஓமகிராமம் | |
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Location of Homagama within the Colombo District | |
Coordinates: 6°50′35.79″N80°0′11.46″E / 6.8432750°N 80.0031833°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province |
District | Colombo District |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 236,179 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLT) |
Postal Code | 10200 [1] |
Homagama is a town in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-east of Colombo. The Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha consists of the Homagama divisional secretariat and 10 GN division of Padukka DS division. The total Land area is about is 137 square kilometres (53 sq mi) of 90 GN division. The Pradeshiya Sabha was established under act No 15 of 1987, and has the highest population of any pradeshiya sabha area in Sri Lanka.[ citation needed ] It is home to notable places, such as the Technology faculty of University of Colombo, campus of the National School of Business Management, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, the Panagoda Cantonment, Upali Newspapers, Mahinda Rajapaksha College Homagama, St. Michael's College, Homagama, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Biscuits Limited and the Laxapana Battery Company.
Data is drawn from the 2012 national census.
No | Ethnicity | Population | % Of Total |
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1 | Sinhalese | 231,878 | 98.18 |
2 | Sri Lankan Tamils | 1,907 | 0.81 |
3 | Sri Lankan Moors | 508 | 0.22 |
4 | Indian Tamils | 460 | 0.19 |
5 | Other | 1,426 | 0.60 |
6 | Total | 236,179 | 100 |
Homagama sits along the A4 Highway connecting it to both Colombo and Avissawella and beyond. The town is served by two rail lines (Kelani Valley and Homagama) with 66 trains a day connecting Homagama's two rail stations (one located 300 m north of Homagama junction along the Athurugiriya road and one opposite the Homagama hospital) with Maradana and Avissawella.[ citation needed ]
Homagama is also served by a significant bus service both internally and as through-routes:
Through-routes
Routes originating from/terminating at Homagama
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