Mount Lavinia
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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை |
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| Colombo Metropolitan Region | |
| Motto: Think differently and hope for the best! | |
 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
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| Coordinates: 6°52′23″N 79°52′33″E / 6.87306°N 79.87583°ECoordinates: 6°52′23″N 79°52′33″E / 6.87306°N 79.87583°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
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.png){kind=small} Western Province
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| District | Colombo District |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Council | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council |
| • Headquarters | DMMC - Dehiwala |
| • Mayor | Mr. Danasiri Amaratunga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.09 km2 (8.142895 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2012 ) | |
| • Total | 245,974 |
| • Density | 11,663/km2 (30,210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | SLST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal code | 10xxx |
| Area code(s) | 011 |
| Website | dmmc |
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Sinhalese: දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස Dehiwala-Galkissa, Tamil: தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை), population 245,974 (2012) is the second largest Municipality in Sri Lanka, and covers an extent of 2109 hectares. It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council area and separated from it by the Dehiwala canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC. Its southern limits lie in Borupana Road and the eastern boundary is Weras Ganga with its canal system and including some areas to its east (Pepiliyana, Gangodawila and Kohuwala). This town has extensive population and rapid industrialization and urbanization in recent years. It is home to Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens, which remains one of Asia's largest. Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila and Colombo Airport, Ratmalana are some important landmark in this area. Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte being two large suburban centers of the city of Colombo function together as one large urban agglomeration in the Region (Western Province). The overspill from the City in residential and commercial uses of land have rapidly urbanized these suburban centers. Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenpaura along with Colombo Municipal Council form the most urbanized part of the core area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region. Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia lie along the Galle Road artery, which runs along the coast to the south of the country.
There are many stories about the history of this area. One of those is Diya+Wala which means a dip or hole filled with water. In past this area consists full of ponds,lakes etc thus famous as Diyawala (an area filled with water) and later on it became Dehiwala. Another story in this name regard is that this area has many trees of Lime or a forest of lime trees and people call it Dehiwala.It is told that king of kotte has filled all this lime requirements from this area.
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