Moratuwa is a city on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia. Population (2001 census) 177,190. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Industries include the manufacture of furniture, rubber products, batteries, and wood handicrafts. The city is also a fishing and trading center.

It is the site of the University of Moratuwa (1966). Popular high schools in the area include St. Sebastian's College, Prince of Wales, College, Princess of Wales, College, and Our Lady of Victory, Convent. The University of Moratuwa, located on the banks of the Bolgoda Lake in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, is one of the top technical universities in Sri Lanka. ...

Moratuwa is popular for its cricket stars (like Duleep Mendis) and Baila Music (and Sri Lankan music in general). An international cricket stadium exists in Moratuwa where some very interesting cricket games have taken place. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ...

Moratuwa is also home to the world wide charitable organization that is Sarvodya (www.sarvodaya.org).

Tourism is nominal but has started getting more visitors due to the increasing popularity of the Bolgoda Lake in Moratuwa. Many hotels and guesthouses have opened by the waterfront. The once famous Moratuwa Beach is no longer present due to sea erosion.

Coastal areas of Moratuwa received some damage during the Dec 2004 Tsunami.

Demographics

Source: [1] Languages Sinhala Religions Theravada Buddhism, Christianity, small groups of atheists, agnostics, Muslims, others Related ethnic groups Indo-Aryans, Dravidians, Veddahs, Bengalis The Sinhalese are the main ethnic group of Sri Lanka. ... Sri Lankan Tamils also known as Eelam Tamils, Ceylonese or Ceylon Tamils and Jaffna Tamils are today a trans-national minority, and are Tamil people from Sri Lanka. ... The Indian Tamils or Hill-country Tamils, are descended from indentured labourers sent from South India to Sri Lanka in the 19th and 20th centuries to work in coffee plantations there (and, after the collapse of coffee planting in Sri Lanka, in tea and rubber plantations). ... Islam in Sri Lanka is practiced entirely by Sri Lankan Muslims, who make up approximately 8% of the population, comprise a group of minorities practicing the religion of Islam in Sri Lanka. ... The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) with local Sinhalese ancestry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sri Lankan Cities	Sri Lankan cities
	Colombo(Commercial Capital) | Sri Jayewardenapura(National Capital) | Anuradhapura | Trincomalee | Jaffna | Kandy | Polonnaruwa | Galle | Batticaloa | Boralesgamuwa | Nuwara Eliya | Negombo | Kurunegala | Badulla | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | Moratuwa | Matara | Maharagama | Ratnapura

Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: , District Colombo District Government  - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 37. ... District Kotte Division, Colombo District Government  - Mayor Swarnalatha Silva (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 17 km²  (6. ... Anuradhapura, (අනුරාධපුර in Sinhala), is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, world famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. ... Trincomalee District Map Trincomalee (Tamil: (Thirukonamalai, hist: Sirigonakanda); Sinhala: (Thirikunamalaya)) is a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, about 110 miles northeast of Kandy. ... Jaffna District. ... The Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy Kandy (මහනුවර/ සෙංකඩගල in Sinhala, கண்டி in Tamil) is the name used by British invaders for the city of Senkadagala (Mahanuwara) in the centre of Sri Lanka. ... The second most ancient of Sri Lankas kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE to reunite the country once more under a local leader. ... Galle (ගාල්ල in Sinhala; காலி in Tamil) (pronounced as one syllable, rhyming with Gaul in English, in Sinhalese, IPA /gaːlːə/) is a town situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. ... Batticaloa District. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... View of Nuwara Eliya from Unique View Road A temple to Hanuman near Nuwara Eliya A tea plantation near Nuwara Eliya A waterfall located in the surroundings of Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya (pronounced approximately ), the City of Light, is a town in Sri Lanka. ... Negombo is a town of about 65,000, approximately 30 km north of Colombo in Sri Lanka. ... Å« The 88 feet giant Buddha Statue on top of the Ethagala. ... Badulla (?? in Sinhala; பதுளை in Tamil) is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. ... Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a newly created city lying immediately south of Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka. ... Matara (or Metera), is an archeological site in Eritrea (a few kilometers south of Senafe), it was a major Aksumite & Pre-Aksumite City. ... Maharagama is a Town and Municipal Area in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. ... Ratnapura (රත්නපුර in Sinhala; இரத்தினபுரி in Tamil) (City of Gems in Sinhala & Tamil) is the name of the provincial capital of Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka and the district in which the town is situated. ...

External links

colourful personalities in our history (MORATUWA)

- Veera Puran Appu originally Veera Hennedige Francisco Fernando

• VEERA PURAN APPU
• http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/puran_appu.htm

• Moratuwa City Details