Boralesgamuwa

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Boralesgamuwa

Total population

15,000

Air quality index

37Good

Coordinates6.84°, 79.90°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Boralesgamuwa is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km (9 mi) south-east of the commercial capital Colombo. The Boralesgamuwa junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Achini Nimeshika Ratnasiri

badminton player

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Asanka Viraj

Sri Lankan association football player

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Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando

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Maxwell Silva

Sri Lankan Catholic priest

Ajantha Mendis

Sri Lankan cricketer

V

Vincent Peiris

Sri Lankan Catholic priest

Lester James Peries

Sri Lankan film director (1919–2018)

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Duleep Mendis

Sri Lankan cricketer & coach

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Gamini Fonseka

Sri Lankan actor-politician

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Angelo Perera

Sri Lankan cricketer

W. A. Silva

Sri Lankan writer

W. D. Amaradeva

Sri Lankan vocalist (1927–2016)

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Amal Silva

Amal Silva is an former Sri Lankan cricketer

Chinthana Dharmadasa

Sri Lankan critic, film director, script writer, blogger

Freddie Silva

Sri Lankan actor-singer

Gajaman Nona

Sri Lankan poet (1746-1815)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western

• Pirivena Junction
  0.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Delkanda
  1.5 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Nedimala
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Kawdana
  1.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Bokundara
  1.9 mi away · pop. 500
• Karagampitiya
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Nugegoda
  2.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Dehiwala
  2.6 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Arewwala
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Pannipitiya
  3.2 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Depanama
  3.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kalalgoda
  3.3 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Western →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Housefly Catcher

Plexippus petersi

Seen 2026-06-02

Popping Pod

Ruellia tuberosa

Seen 2026-06-02

Prostrate Wild Petunia

Ruellia prostrata

Seen 2026-06-02

Lesser Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus

Seen 2026-05-31

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Seen 2026-05-30

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Seen 2026-05-30

Screw Shell

Turritella terebra

Seen 2026-05-28

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Seen 2026-05-28

Thin-shelled Rock Crab

Grapsus tenuicrustatus

Seen 2026-05-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Boralesgamuwa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.