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Mount Lavinia (Sinhala: ගල්කිස්ස, Tamil: கல்கிசை) is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka located within the administrative boundaries of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia municipal limits. The area is a mostly residential suburb, known as Colombo's beach retreat it is famed for its "Golden Mile" of beaches [1][2] and has long ...
Website. dmmc.lk. Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Sinhala: දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස, romanized: Dehivala-Galkissa; Tamil: தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை, romanized: Tehivaḷai-Kalkicai), population 245,974 (2012), [2] is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, covering 2,109 ha (5,210 acres). It lies south of the Colombo ...
The Mount Lavinia Hotel, in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, is a 275-room hotel, situated at 100 Hotel Road in Mount Lavinia. It is recognised as one of the oldest and most famous hotels in the country. It has been continuously operating as a hotel since 1947, but was initially constructed as the governor's residence in 1806.
The Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (56.0%), a significant Muslim population (16.9%) and a significant Hindu population (10.8%). In comparison, the Ratmalana Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Mount Lavinia Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%) [2]
Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Maitland GCB GCMG GCH (10 March 1760 – 17 January 1824) was a British soldier and British colonial governor. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790 to 1796, 1802–06 and 1812–13. He was made a Privy Councillor on 23 November 1803.
Wards. Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia municipality is the second largest in Sri Lanka covering 21.09 km 2 (8.14 sq mi). It lies to the south of the Colombo Municipal Council area separated by the Dehiwala canal which acts as the northern boundary of the municipality. Borupana Road lies at the southern limits and Weras Ganga to the east.
S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia (abbreviated as STC), is a fee-levying Anglican selective entry boys' private school in Sri Lanka.Started as a private school by James Chapman, the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, in 1851, it was founded as a college and cathedral for the new Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon, modelled on British Public school tradition.
Dravidian architecture. Completed. 1996. Sri Anjaneyar Kovil is a Hindu temple situated in Mount Lavinia, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Hanuman, one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana. [1] Established on 30 June 1996, the temple is considered to be the only Hindu shrine in the country where a statue of Hanuman ...