Hanwella

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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.

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Hanwella canonical 1

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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

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Colombo District contains Hanwella