Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Legislative capital of Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Kotte" redirects here. For the kingdom, see Kingdom of Kotte. For the local-level government in Papua New Guinea, see Kotte Rural LLG.
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, commonly known as Kotte (pronounced [ˈkoːʈeː]),[2] is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka.[3] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located adjacent to the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic, executive, and judicial capital, Colombo.
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Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை | |
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Coordinates: 6°55′N 79°55′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province |
District | Colombo District |
Government | |
• Municipal Council | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council |
• Mayor | I M V Premalal (SLPP) |
Area | |
• Administrative Capital | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Administrative Capital | 115,826 |
• Density | 3,305/km2 (8,560/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,234,289 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
Postal code | 10100 |
Area code | 011 |
Website | kotte.mc.gov.lk |
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The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council area is bounded in:
- the North by Kolonnawa Urban Council area,
- the North-East by the Kotikawatta–Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha area,
- the East by the Kaduwela Municipal Council area,
- the South-East by the Maharagama Urban Council area,
- the South-West by the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council and
- the West by the Colombo Municipal Council area, which is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.