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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Time zone
  
+5.30

Province
  
Western Province

Area code
  
033

District
  
Gampaha District

Postal code
  
11020

Local time
  
Friday 1:37 PM

Ganemulla

Weather
  
30°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 74% Humidity

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Founded during the British era, Ganemulla (Sinhala:ගණේමුල්ල, Tamil:கணேமுல்ல ) is a midsize town situated in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. Ganemulla is about 9 km (5.6 mi) from Kadawatha on the Colombo-Kandy road. The nearest city to Ganemulla is Gampaha, which is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away. Ganemulla is surrounded by the towns of Kadawatha, Gampaha, Ja-Ela and Kandana. The population in Ganemulla now more than 6,000 and increasing.The majority of the population are Sinhala Buddhist, with a small Catholic minority.

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Map of Ganemulla, Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment is located in Ganemulla.

Archaeology

An archaeologically important drainage line was discovered nearby Ganemulla railway station recently, believed to be used in the 18th century when some of the coastal areas of Sri Lanka was under the control of Dutch rulers. However this has not undergone a proper excavation and is currently in poor condition due to lack of restoration.

Transport

Ganemulla is the 13th railway station from Colombo Fort on Colombo-Polgahawela main railway line. 223 is the main bus route number between Ganemulla and Kadawatha, Second Bus route 218 Kadawatha & Ganemulla. 214 Gampaha-Ganemulla, 738 Kossinna- Colombo Fort, 266 and 278 both are two bus routes between Ganemulla and Ja-Ela. 276 Gampaha-Kandana bus route and 979 Gampaha-Ragama bus route are also running through the Ganemulla town.

References

Ganemulla Wikipedia


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