Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Colombo District, Gampaha District, and Kalutara District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Colombo District, Gampaha District, and Kalutara District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
Aboyne, Adikarigoda, Adikarimulla, Adikkandiya, Adupe, Agalawatta, Agalegedara, Ahugammana, Akaragama, Akarangaha, Akarawita, Akarawita, Akkaragoda, Akureliya, Akurukalawita, Akurumulla, Alakandupitiya, Alavi, Alawala, Alawatupitiya, Alubomulla, Alubowila, Alugolla, Alutepola, Alutgama Bogamuwa, Alutgama Bogomuwa, Alutgama East, Alutgama West, Alutgamwidiya, Alutgangoda, Aluthgama, Aluthgamwidiya, Aluthkade, Alutkade Tunmanhandiya, Alutkadetenmanhandiya, Alwis Town, Amandoluwa, Ambagahawatta, Ambagaspitiya, Ambalammulla, Ambalanduwa, Ambalangoda, Ambalanmulla, Ambalayaya, Ambana, Ambanwita, Ambatale, Ambegoda, Ambepitiya, Ambepussa, Ambepussa Government Farm, Ambulgama, Ampitigala, Amunugoda, Amunukumbura, Andiambalam Walpola, Andiambalama, Andigoda, Andimalla, Andimulla, Andiya, Andupe, Angampitiya, Angangoda, Anganpitiya, Angoda, Angomuwa, Angulana, Anguruwatota, Anuragoda, Arakagoda, Arakawila, Aramangoda, Arambe, Arambegodella, Aramonagolla, Arangala, Arapangama, Arukgoda, Arukpassa, Arukwatta, Arupassa, Asgeriya, Asgiriwalpola, Asgiriya, Assenawatta, Assennawatta, Atale, Atgalgoda, Athagama, Athgalgoda, Athgangoda, Atigala, Attanagalla, Attidiya, Atulugama, Atupatdeniya, Atupotdeniya, Atupothdeniya, Atura, Ature, Athurugiriya, Atweltota, Avariwatta, Avissawella, Awariwatta
Badahalagoda, Badalgama, Badalgoda, Badanagoda, Badugama, Badureliya, Baduwatugoda, Bajjangoda, Balabowa, Balagalla, Battaramulla, Beruwala
Dadagamuwa, Dagona, Dahenpahuwa, Dalugama, Dalugangoda, Dalupatgedara, Dalupotha, Daluwekotuwa, Dambadurai, Dambadure, Dharga Town, [1] [ circular reference ] Dehiwala
Egaloya, Egoda Uyana, Egodawatta, Egodawatta, Ekala, Ekalakurunduwatta, Ekela, Eladuva, Eladuwa, Eladuwa, Elamalawala, Elamalewala, Elapiliyawa, Elapitawala, Elapitiwela, Elapitiyala, Eliwila, Ellakkala, Ellalamulla, Ellangala, Elluvapitiya, Elston, Eluwapitiya, Embaraluwa, Enderamulla, Epambula, Epamulla, Erabadda, Erabedda, Erepolagodella, Erewwala, Essella, Eswatta, Etgala, Etikehelgalla, Ettukal, Ettukala, Etulkotte, Evariwatta, Ewariwatta
Galagedara, Galahitiyawa, Galboda, Galborella, Galedanda, Galewatta, Galgamuwa, Galgomuwa, Galhena, Galhetiya Grand Pass
Habarakada, Haddagoda, Hakgalla, Hakkurukumbura, Hakurukumbura, Hakwadunna, Halanduruwa, Halapitiya, Halawegoda, Halgampitiya, Hanwella, Hokandara, Horana, Homagama
Iddagoda, Ihala Hewessa, Ihala Imbulgoda, Ihala Karannagoda, Ihala Naragala, Ihala Neboda, Ihala Wadugoda, Ihala Welgama, Ihalapanangala, Ihalayagoda, Ingiriya
Ja-Ela, Jaligoda, Jaltara, Jambugaswadiya, Jambureliya, Jawatta, Josnell
Kirindiwela, Kadawatha, Kalutara, Kumbuka, Kahatapitiya, Kiribathgoda, Kottawa, Kaduwela, Kaubedda, Kandana Kotahena
Labugama, Ladduwa, Langana, Lansiyawatta, Lathpandura, Latpandura, Laulupitiya, Lenagala, Lenewara, Leuwanduwa
Mabima, Mabima, Mabodale, Mabogoda, Mabole, Mabula, Mabulgoda, Madabaddara, Madabawita, Madakada, Maggona, Maharagama, Malabe, Mathugama, Mount Lavinia
Obberiya, Ogodapola, Okanduwa, Olabaduwa, Olaboduwa, Omatta, Opalla, Opata, Opatha, Opathella
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Radamulla, Radawadunna, Radawana, Raddalgoda, Raddegoda, Raddoluwa, Ragama, Rajagiriya, Rambukkana, Ramminike, Ratmalana
Samanabedda, Samanabedde, Sambagama, Sangarama, Sapugaskanda, Sapugaskande, Sarikamulla, Sarikkamulla, Sayakkaramulla, Sedawatta
Tabuwana, Talagala, Talagama, Talahena, Talahena, Talahera, Talahitiya, Talangama, Talangama North, Talangama South
Uda Kanugala, Udagama, Udagama, Udaganella, Udahamulla, Udahamulupattiya, Udakamanpella, Udakamanpelle, Udakananpella, Udamapitigama
Waddegoda, Wadduwa, Wadugama, Wadugoda, Wadumulla, Wadumulla, Wadurawa, Waduruwa, Waga
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Yakkala, Yatiyanthota
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The Western Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Western Province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well as to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.
Islam is the third largest religion in Sri Lanka, with about 9.7 percent of the total population following the religion. About 1.9 million Sri Lankans adhere to Islam as per the Sri Lanka census of 2012. The majority of Muslims in Sri Lanka are concentrated in the Eastern Province of the island. Other areas containing significant Muslim minorities include the Western, Northwestern, North Central, Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces. Muslims form a large segment of the urban population of Sri Lanka and are mostly concentrated in major cities and large towns in Sri Lanka, for example Colombo. Most Sri Lankan Muslims primarily speak Tamil language, though it is not uncommon for Sri Lankan Muslims to be fluent in Sinhalese. The Sri Lankan Malays speak the Sri Lanka Malay language in addition to Sinhalese and Tamil.
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Godagama is a town close to city of Colombo Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo District within the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
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