Thalawathugoda

Thalawathugoda is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately sixteen(16) kilometres from the city of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa main road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte (The administrative Capital of Sri Lanka). The Diyawanna Oya (Parliament Lake) forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" side boundary of Thalawathugoda. The beautiful natural landscape consisting of paddy fields and marshlands in this area attracts many nature lovers. This is a rapidly developing residential area with many facilities. New modern luxury housing schemes are being developed around Kalalgoda Road and Hokandara Road to cater to high end housing demand. A notable expatriate and upper middle class local population resides in Thalawathugoda.

Local Facilities

• Shopping Malls - (Capital Mall)
• Supermarkets
• Restaurants - (Pizza Hut)
• Banks - (Commercial Bank, Hatton National Bank, Nations Trust BankBank of Ceylon)
• Gymnasium - The Austasia Sports and Leisure Complex
• Medical Facilities - (Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital)
• Schools - (Overseas School of Colombo, Agramathya College Thalawathugoda)

Urban Council

Thalawathugoda is served by the Maharagama Urban Council. A separate Urban Council for Thalwathugoda does not exist at present.

Postal Structure

Thalawathugoda Post Office was opened recently. However, a few areas fall under Hokandara and Pannipitiya postal limits.

External links

• Detailed map of Thalawathugoda & Battaramulla vicinity and Sri Lanka