Hanwella
E549042
Hanwella is a town in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, situated along the Kelani River and known historically as a strategic river crossing and plantation area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hanwella canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Hanwella Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | local town ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Sri Lanka Western Region urban–rural belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| crossesBy | Colombo–Ratnapura road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromColombo | about 30 km ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 011 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Kelani River floodplain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bridge over Kelani River ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIndustrialActivity | small-scale industries ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandUse | mixed residential and plantation land ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Avissawella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaduwela NERFINISHED ⓘ Padukka NERFINISHED ⓘ Pugoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 10650 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
plantation area
ⓘ
strategic river crossing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coconut plantations
ⓘ
rubber plantations ⓘ tea plantations ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | A4 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kelani River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalDistance | about 30 km from Colombo city centre ⓘ |
| region | low-country wet zone ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Buddhism ⓘ |
| riverBank | Kelani River left bank in many sections ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | historical military and trade route crossing point ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode |
bus
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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