Avissawella

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Avissawella is a town in Sri Lanka known as a key transport hub and gateway between the Colombo region and the island’s central highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Human settlement
Town
administrativeDivision Seethawaka Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED
country Sri Lanka
distanceFromColombo approximately 48 km east
formerName Seethawakapura NERFINISHED
governingBody Urban Council NERFINISHED
hasAreaCode 036
hasBusTerminal Avissawella bus stand NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasEducationalInstitutionType schools
hasHealthcareFacilityType hospitals
hasIndustrialZone Avissawella Export Processing Zone NERFINISHED
hasPostcode 10700
hasRailConnection Kelani Valley railway line NERFINISHED
hasRailwayStation Avissawella railway station NERFINISHED
hasRoadConnectionTo Badulla NERFINISHED
Kandy NERFINISHED
Ratnapura NERFINISHED
isGatewayTo Sabaragamuwa Province NERFINISHED
Uva Province NERFINISHED
languageUsed Sinhala NERFINISHED
Tamil NERFINISHED
locatedIn Colombo District NERFINISHED
Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
locatedNear Colombo NERFINISHED
majorEconomicActivity trade
transport services
nearbyGeographicalRegion Sri Lanka central highlands NERFINISHED
notableFor access route to tea-growing highlands
road and rail junction
partOf Colombo metropolitan region NERFINISHED
region low-country wet zone
religionPracticed Buddhism NERFINISHED
Christianity NERFINISHED
Hinduism NERFINISHED
Islam NERFINISHED
river Kelani River NERFINISHED
role gateway between Colombo region and central highlands
transport hub
timezone Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED
traversedBy A4 highway NERFINISHED
Colombo–Avissawella road NERFINISHED
utcOffset +5:30

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Sitawaka capital Avissawella
Colombo District contains Avissawella