Wattala

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

Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo.

Geography

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

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

Tony Hoare

British computer scientist

David Wilkie

British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

Lakshman Kadirgamar

Sri Lankan politician (1932-2005)

Chandrika Kumaratunga

President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005

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Beverley Craven

British singer-songwriter

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A. S. A. Sami

Indian film director, screenwriter and author

Chitral Somapala

musician, singer

Michael Ondaatje

Canadian novelist and poet (born 1943)

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956-59

Nirj Deva

British politician (born 1948)

Oswald Gomis

Catholic archbishop (1932–2023)

Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala

British Indian Army officer (1810-1890)

Shyam Selvadurai

Canadian writer

Ananda Coomaraswamy

Sri Lankan Tamil metaphysician (1877–1947)

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Kasun Jayasuriya

Sri Lankan footballer

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Radhika Coomaraswamy

Sri Lankan United Nations official

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

Nearby places in Western

• Hunupitiya
  0.8 mi away
• Kerawalapitiya
  0.8 mi away
• Waragoda
  1.9 mi away
• Iriyawetiya
  2 mi away
• Pattiya
  2.2 mi away
• Wedamulla
  2.4 mi away
• Kiribathgoda
  2.5 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Kotuwila
  2.5 mi away
• Kotuwila
  2.7 mi away
• Kotuwila
  2.7 mi away
• Kelani Nadeegama
  2.7 mi away
• Pethiyagoda
  2.7 mi away

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

Indian Common Clubtail

Ictinogomphus rapax

Seen 2026-09-26

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-25

Bengal Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

Seen 2026-09-25

Lesser Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

Seen 2026-09-25

White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

Seen 2026-09-25

Black-hooded Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus

Seen 2026-09-25

Sri Lanka Black Turtle

Melanochelys trijuga thermalis

Seen 2026-09-25

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Seen 2026-09-25

Loten's Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

Seen 2026-09-25

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