Talk:Colombo
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[edit] Images
two more images to be incorporated
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Matthewmayer 01:28, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[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)
[edit] WikiProject Cities Rating
- Rated Start Fails to meet B quality for the following reasons:
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- The nine section article contains only 12 sources. Data in Infobox City does not reference a source.
- Infobox City lacks a skyline picture.
- Red links to Wiki articles that do not exist.
- Lead section does not meet WP:LEAD
- Brief subsections should be written as paragraphs under one larger section. (Shorter TOC)
- Copyright questions regarding image:CMCLogo.jpg. Please find a free license image, pref png.
- Section headings are not in proper alpha case.
- Article needs to be expanded to touch on a wider range of information. See Athens.
Alan.ca 05:58, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Copied comments by Alan.ca from Talk:Colombo/Comments ŇëŧΜǒńğëŗTalk 18:23, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] City population
There seems to be a disagreement regarding the Department of Census statistics as to whether the population of the city is 377,000 or 640,000. Two different places of the DoS website give two different numbers. As explained by an anon user above, the Colombo Municipal Council area covers the Colombo DS (Population 377,000) and the Thibirigasyaya DS (Population 264,000) giving a total of around 640,000, which explains the conflicting figures.
As to which figure is considered the official "population of Colombo", it is the second one, per the CMC website which states the "city" has a population of 640,000[2], so I am changing the figure to that throughout the article. --snowolfD4 ( talk / @ ) 02:03, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Light Rail
Odd syntax makes it difficult to understand the contributor’s intent with the piece on light rail transport, however by following the link provided it is clear that Colombo does not yet have the light rail system. The link states that the Sri Lankan government has given a private consortium of Indian and Singaporean firms the authorization to develop a proposal and financing plan. If it doesn’t exist yet, then how has it “begun to control the excessive traffic in the city?”
I suggest rewording to something a little more plausible, such as:
A proposed light rail system, the Colombo Metro Rail, is under study by NEB Rapid an Indian and Singaporean collaboration.[30] [31] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.79.62.19 (talk) 06:58, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Moved section to talk
Moved this section to talk page looks like an advert NëŧΜǒńğerPeace Talks 09:30, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tourism
Along, with the city's ample sources of fashion, Colombo has a number of tourist sights and other places of interest, which span quite a few centuries and three sets of foreign rulers- the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British. Some of these, like the Fort area are not really monuments.
Others are the monuments, buildings and gardens – sights that are a part of the city. These include:
- Wolvendaal Church, Colombo’s oldest Dutch church, still in use. Its floor tiles are made from tombstones from the Dutch church in the Fort, and were brought here in 1813.
- The Sapumal Foundation, with a permanent exhibition of Sri Lankan art over the past 8 decades.
- The Dutch Period Museum (formerly a town hall, a hospital, an orphanage, a police station, a post office, and a residence, but now an interesting reminder of colonial times).
- The National Museum has an interesting and large collection of antique porcelain, manuscripts, royal regalia, antique furniture, masks and other pieces.
- The Viharamahadevi Park (which is next to the National Museum, the National Art Gallery and the Natural History Museum), Colombo’s largest park. Well known for its flowering trees, water channels and fountains, the park is overlooked at one end by the pristine white-domed Town Hall.
- Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, an important Buddhist temple. This temple is believed to be at the spot where the Buddha preached 2000 years ago. It has an excellent carving of a reclining Buddha, and is the site for an annual perahera (religious procession) in January.
- Dehiwala Zoo, which has a good collection of animals and is at a distance of 10 km from Fort. It has an impressive aquarium and aviary, and is invariably a hit with younger members of families.
- Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque at Second Cross Street, in the Pettah Bazaar area, is one of the most striking buildings in Colombo. Completed in 1909, the Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque is striped red and white like a layer cake and is popular among tourist destinations in Colombo.
[edit] Mostest Uniquest
“The lake is one of the most unique landmarks of Colombo…” Uniquness has degrees? Can we therefore ascertain that some landmarks in Colombo are uniquer than others? Which one is the uniquest? Are some somewhat unique and others margainally unique? This ameturish pidgin is one of the uniquest highlights of this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.79.62.19 (talk) 08:10, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
