Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை | |
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View from Diyawanna Lake | |
| Coordinates: 6°55′N 79°55′E / 6.917°N 79.917°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 | |
| 17 km2 (7 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| 107,925 | |
| • 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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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (IPA: [ʃriː dʒəjəʋərd̪enepurə ˈkoːʈeː]), also known as Jayapura or Kotte, is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located adjacent to the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic, executive, and judicial capital, Colombo.
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.