Kotahena

Kotahena කොටහේන (Koṭahēna) கொட்டாஞ்சேனை (Koṭṭāñcēṉai)
Suburb
Kotahena
Coordinates: 6°56′34″N79°51′31″E / 6.94278°N 79.85861°E / 6.94278; 79.85861
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	01300 [1]

Wolfendahl Church

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Places of worship

Local houses of worship include:

• St. Lucia's Cathedral (1881), Catholic
• St. Anthony's Shrine, Catholic
• St. Thomas' Church, Anglican
• Wolvendaal Church, the oldest Protestant church in Sri Lanka, was built from 1749-1756. ^[2]

Sports venues

Kotahena is also home to the Sugathadasa Stadium, the country's national athletics stadium.

Schools

• Cathedral Mix School
• Good Shepherd Convent
• Good Shepherd Girls Maha Vidyalaya
• Kotahena Muslim Vidiyalaya
• St. Anthony's Boys College
• St. Benedict's College
• St. Lucia's College
• Vivekananda College
• Wolvendhal Girls High School

References

1. http://mohanjith.net/postal_codes/western/colombo/01300-kotahena.html ^{[ dead link ‍]}
2. Stefan Loose: Sri Lanka, p. 158. Berlin 2023