Colombo

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Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
climate tropical rainforest climate
colonialHistory British control
Dutch control
Portuguese control
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
ethnicGroup Amsterdam civic guard
surface form: Burghers

Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Moors
Tamil people
surface form: Sri Lankan Tamils
formerCapitalOf Sri Lanka
governingBody Colombo Municipal Council area
surface form: Colombo Municipal Council
hasInternationalAirport Bandaranaike International Airport
surface form: Bandaranaike International Airport (nearby, in Katunayake)
hasLandmark Beira Lake
Colombo Fort
Galle Face Green
Gangaramaya Temple
Independence Memorial Hall
Lotus Tower
hasPort Colombo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Port of Colombo
hasRailwayStation Colombo Fort railway station
hasSubdivision Colombo Municipal Council area
historicalRole key Indian Ocean trading hub
major port city
isCapitalOf Colombo District
Western Province
KoppenClimateClassification Af
language English
Sinhala
Tamil
largestCityOf Sri Lanka
leaderTitle Mayor of Colombo
locatedIn Colombo District
surface form: Colombo District, Sri Lanka

South Asia
Western Province, Sri Lanka
locatedOn Indian Ocean
west coast of Sri Lanka
majorIndustry finance
manufacturing
tourism
trade
nearbyCity Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
partOf Colombo District
surface form: Colombo Metropolitan Region

Western Province
role commercial capital of Sri Lanka
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
transportHubFor Sri Lanka
utcOffset +5:30

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