Panadura
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Panadura පානදුර பாணந்துறை
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සමාධි බුද්ධ ප්රතිමා වහන්සේ
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Nickname(s): බෞද්ධ පුනර්ජීවන නගරය |
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 Panadura
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| Coordinates: 06°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°ECoordinates: 06°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Kalutara District |
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| • Type | Urban Council |
| • Mayor | Nandana Gunathilake |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
| • Total | 181,724 |
| • Density | 4,130/km2 (10,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | Summer time (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 12500 |
| Area code(s) | 038 |
Nickname(s): බෞද්ධ පුනර්ජීවන නගරය
Panadura (Sinhala: පානදුර, Tamil: பாணந்துறை) is a large town in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 27 km south of the capital Colombo and is surrounded on all sides by water; the Indian ocean, the Bolgoda lake and river. Panadura is famed as the revival town of Buddhism.
The Panadura Debate, held in 1873, was the climax of the first phase of the Buddhist revivalist movement which began with the establishment of the Society for the Propagation of Buddhism at Kotahena and the establishment of the Lankopakara Press in Galle. The two key persons in the Panadura Debate were Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera and Father David de Silva and the two key institutions were the Rankoth Viharaya and the Methodist Church of Panadura. It was the success of the Panadura Debate that prompted Colonel Henry Steel Olcott to come to Ceylon.
Rail Panadura station is located further east of the town serviced by the Colombo - Matara line.
Bus Due to Panadura being situated along Galle Rd, it is serviced by many bus routes terminating at Panadura as well as ones heading further south.
Local Bus routes terminating at Panadura:
(Main Route)
මඩකලපුව
නුවරඑලිය
Bus routes heading through Panadura to/from Colombo:
"Kethumathi" (Sinhala: කේතුමතී කාන්තා රෝහල ) is the 4th largest Hospital in Sri Lanka dedicated for Obstetrics and Gynecology situated at the heart of Panadura town just 10m from Galle-Colombo A2 road.This hospital is a comprehensive one with Neonatal ICU and bed capacity of 300 beds. A grade-1 Base Hospital situated near the Panadura Police station facing A2 road. Apart from this there are wide range of health care facilities run by the Government.
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