Danowita

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

Overview

Danowita is a small town in the western province of Sri Lanka. It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) to Colombo, 59 kilometres (37 mi) to Kandy, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) to Kurunagala. The A1 highway passes by Danowita. Bandaranaike International Airport is the nearest airport.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Don Stephen Senanayake

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952)

M

Mercy Edirisinghe

singer

H

Hasantha Hettiarachchi

Sri Lankan journalist and television presenter

J

J. E. Amaratunga

ceylonese planter, lawyer and politician

G

Gunaratne Wanasinghe

Sri Lankan politician and JVP Publicity Head (1948−1989)

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

Nearby places in Western

• Dummaladeniya
  1.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thiththavelmankada
  2.3 mi away
• Nambuluwa
  3.5 mi away
• Mirigama
  4.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Pasyala
  4.3 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Kandalama (WP)
  5.3 mi away
• Alawala
  5.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kaluaggala
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Nittambuwa
  6.8 mi away
• Miwitigammana
  8.5 mi away · pop. 500
• Nalapaya
  9.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kalagedihena
  9.8 mi away · pop. 5,000

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Recently spotted species

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Seen 2026-09-17

Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus

Seen 2026-09-12

Red Pierrot

Talicada nyseus

Seen 2026-09-11

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

Seen 2026-09-05

Eupterote plumipes

Eupterote plumipes

Seen 2026-09-03

Common Lascar

Pantoporia hordonia

Seen 2026-09-03

Black-hooded Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus

Seen 2026-08-25

Lioponera longitarsus

Lioponera longitarsus

Seen 2026-08-25

Rusty Millipede

Trigoniulus corallinus

Seen 2026-08-25

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