Moratuwa

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Coordinates: 6°47′N 79°52′E / 6.783, 79.867
Moratuwa මොරටුව
Motto: පුරෝගාමීත්වයේ නගරය
Moratuwa Location of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Established
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population (2001)
- Total	177,190
Time zone	SLT (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code	10400
Website: []

Moratuwa is a city on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia. The population of this city is 177,190 (as in 2001 census).

1 Industries
2 Education institutions
3 Cricket
4 Tourism
5 Demographics
6 Maps
7 External links

[edit] Industries

Industries in Moratuwa include the manufacture of furniture, rubber products, batteries, and wood handicrafts. The city is also a fishing and trading center.

[edit] Education institutions

It is the site of the University of Moratuwa (1966). Popular high schools in the area include St. Sebastian's College[1], Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa, Princess of Wales College, Moratu Maha Vidyalaya and Our Lady of Victory Convent.

[edit] Cricket

Moratuwa is popular for its cricket stars (like Duleep Mendis, Romesh Kaluwitharana) and Baila Music (and Sri Lankan music in general). An international cricket stadium, De Soyza Stadium is situated in Moratuwa where some very interesting cricket games have taken place.

Moratuwa is also home to the world wide charitable organization that is Sarvodya (http://www.sarvodaya.org).

[edit] Tourism

Tourism is nominal but more visitors have come recently due to the increasing popularity of the Bolgoda Lake in Moratuwa. Many hotels and guesthouses have opened by the waterfront. The once famous Moratuwa Beach is no longer present due to sea erosion.

Coastal areas of Moratuwa received some damage during the December 2004 Tsunami.

[edit] Demographics

Ethnicity	Population	% Of Total
Sinhalese	168,324	95.00
Sri Lankan Tamils	4,433	2.50
Indian Tamils	375	0.21
Sri Lankan Moors	2,452	1.38
Other (including Burgher, Malay)	1,606	0.91
Total	177,190	100

Source: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/census2001/population/district/t002c.htm

[edit] Maps

Detailed map of Moratuwa vicinity and Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Cities	Sri Lankan cities
Sri Lankan Cities	Colombo (Commercial Capital) \| Sri Jayewardenapura (National Capital) \| Anuradhapura \| Trincomalee \| Jaffna \| Kandy \| Polonnaruwa \| Galle \| Batticaloa \| Boralesgamuwa \| Nuwara Eliya \| Negombo \| Kurunegala \| Badulla \| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia \| Moratuwa \| Matara \| Maharagama \| Ratnapura