Talk:Colombo
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Matthewmayer 01:28, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Political capital?
I think we need some information about Colombo's past and present status as the national capital. Reading the articles on Sri Lanka, Colombo, and Kotte, I'm confused about what parts of the government are situated in which cities, and when they moved. Epl 06:46, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Population
I reverted the population to the official census count. If someone can find a source for the 1 million+ number that was there as a "2006 estimate", feel free to put it back up. Bodhitha 02:40, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
By the way, the last time Colombo city's population was about 350,000 was back in the 1960's. Please don't write down incorrect data unless you can state your source! Sri Lanka Statistics states Colombo with 647,100.
377,396 according to 2001 census: Colombo Population. Bodhitha 13:47, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
I don't understand those figures. If you add the DS Divisional Sectors up, it comes to about 1,969,522. That's short by 264,767, when looking at the total population for Colombo District. Colombo is split into Colombo North and Colombo South, and the statistics website does not include one of the divisions. So adding 377,396 to 264,767, it comes to 642,163 for the Colombo Municipal area (Zones 1-15), which is the more accepted figure.
Can people please STOP changing the population of Colombo down to 377,000!!! The census quotes 642,020!!! I have provided sources, and I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. STOP it whoever it is from changing to a lower figure. If you can't understand, I've given my reasons above, and here they are: COLOMBO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL includes THIMBIRIGASYAYA AND COLOMBO Divisional Secretariats!!!!!!!
[edit] Artical Structure
This articles structure is pathetic.. I have checked a featured article structure that would suit Colombo, we have to make certain modifications to it, just have a look at it..
| 1 History | |
| 1.1 Site chosen by De Anza 1.2 Early Spanish pueblo |
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| 2 Law and government | |
| 2.1 Sister/twin cities | |
| 3 Geography | |
| 4 Climate | |
| 5 Economy | |
| 6 Demographics | |
| 7 Arts and architecture | |
| 8 Sports | |
| 9 Transportation | |
| 10 Utilities | |
| 10.1 Telephone history 10.1.1 Manual service |
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| 11 Education | |
| 11.1 Colleges and universities 11.2 Primary and secondary education |
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| 12 Neighborhoods | |
| 12.1 Nearby cities | |
| 13 Attractions | |
| 13.1 Parks, gardens, and other outdoor recreational sites 13.2 Museums, libraries, and other cultural collections |
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| 14 Media | |
14.1 Print media |
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| 15 See also | |
| 16 Footnotes | |
| 17 References | |
| 18 External links |
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| 19 Further reading |
«₪Mÿš†íc₪» (T) 06:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New Upto-date Colombo Article
I have just changed the Colombo article and the look and feel of it, the article really needed some attention, it was in pathetic condition. My aim is to make it to the featured article list, so have carefully followed the guidelines of wikipedia and inculded only the required sections and there are some sections of the article that I am still working on. If you need to add anything please add it on the article or at My Scratchpad (I have included some more nice images from Colombo here!!!). It would be helpful if you discuss the changes to be made on the article talk page or in my personal talk page. «₪Mÿš†íc₪» (T) 06:03, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Great update. Looks good now.
[edit] later
==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== ====Public Transportation==== ====Major Highways==== ====Airports==== ===Medical centers and hospitals=== need to include details on these sections.. «₪Mÿš†íc₪» (T) 20:15, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] woah, non-objective point of view here
"Buildings from all three regimes stand in their glory as reminders. The city and its people show an interesting mix of European clothing and lifestyles together with local customs. The city is by far more modern than most others in neighbouring countries and continues to be a blossoming metropolis of the East." Is this a travel ad for Colombo?
How we may change the sentence? If doesn't sound good. «₪Mÿš†íc₪» (T) 11:26, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Climate
Quote from article, "Colombo’s climate is fairly temperate all throughout the year. During the month of April the temperature averages around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). The only major change in the Colombo weather occurs during the monsoons from May to August and October to January, this is the time of year where heavy rains can be expected. Even though during the day time no severe drop in temperature takes place the nights could be very chilly closer to the coast."
Is this correct? The 35C (95F) temperature given for April seems too high. Also, the periods for the monsoons seems to be a bit off.4.235.81.137 05:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC)Tim G
yea you are correct:
- Temperature
- yahoo weather for Colombo according to this average high temperature in Colombo is 31C (88F).
- Monsoons season
- South western monsoo: mid-May to October
- Northeastern mosoon: December to March [1]
--Terrance 05:53, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
