Colombo

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 58. Chapters: Colombo Sports Clubs, Districts of Colombo, Education in Colombo, Landmarks in Colombo, Mayors of Colombo, People from Colombo, Ships built in Colombo, Sport in Colombo, Streets in Colombo, Suburbs of Colombo, Royal College Colombo, Expulsion of non-resident Tamils from Colombo, A. E. Goonesinha, Maha Nuge Gardens, Walter Edward Davidson, Athletics at the 2006 South Asian Games, 2002 Asian Athletics Championships, N. M. Perera, Colombo Stock Exchange, Fort, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Nihal Sri Ameresekere, Thisara Perera, Nirj Deva, Rajagiriya, Karu Jayasuriya, Ravi Ratnayeke, David de Kretser, Sri Lanka Law College, Malabe, Nugegoda, Francis Bacon, Cinnamon Gardens, Battaramulla, Bambalapitiya, Alexander Khloponin, Borella, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Wellawatte, SLNS Sagarawardena, Milanka Price Index, Jude Chaminda, Colombo Port City, Slave Island, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo, Hultsdorf, Soul Sounds, Kollupitiya, Moors Sports Club, Colombo Dockyard, Pettah, Sri Lanka, Colombo Town Guard, Nawala, SLNS Jayasagara, A. H. M. Fowzie, Ja-Ela, H. A. Perera, Maradana, Panchikawatte, Maradana College of Technology, Kotahena, Colombo Rowing Club, Colombo Municipal Council, Union Place, Havelock Town, Town Hall, Colombo, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Pelawatte, Kelani River, Dematagoda, Grandpass, Independence Memorial Hall, Kottawa, Maligawatta, M. H. Mohamed, Praba Ganeshan, Piliyandala, Bloemendhal, Mattakkuliya, Narahenpita, Modera, Galle Face Green, Madampitiya, Pamankada, Mutwal, Welikada, Royal Colombo Golf Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Kirilapone, Pettah Market, Rajakeeya Mawatha, Mayor of Colombo, College House, Colombo, Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas, Beira Lake, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colts Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, William Lindsay Murphy, Viharamahadevi Park, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Royal College Sports Complex, Omer Kamil, David Spenser, Colombo Club, Eliyantha White, Colombo FC, Colombo Swimming Club, National War Memorial, Colombo, Queen's Club, Kasbawa, Colonial era mansions of Colombo, Prasanna Gunawardena, List of sports clubs in Colombo, Seal of Colombo, Diyawanna Oya, Koswatte. Excerpt: Colombo (Sinhala: ¿¿¿¿, pronounced ; Tamil: ) is the largest city and former capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins and a city population of 647,100. The Colombo Metropolitan Region, defined by the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara, has an estimated population of 5,648,000, and covers an area of 3,694.20 km². Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. However it was only made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Like many cities, Colombo's urban area extends well beyond the boundaries of a single local authority, encompassing other Municipal and Urban Councils. The main city is home to a majority of Sri Lanka's corporate offices, restaurants and entertain...