Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Dehiwala-Mount Laviniais a newly created city lying immediately south of Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka. The city is the result of certain key urban suburbs and communities combined for administrative purposes. The centres include Dehiwala, the beach resort of Mount Lavinia. Population (2001) 209,787. It is also home to Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens which remains one of Asia's largest. Dehiwela and Mount Lavinia lie directly south of Colombo along the Galle Road artery which runs along the coast down to the south of the country.

Nearest places of interest:

Kotte
Bandaranaike International Airport
Bambalapitiya
Colombo

Ratmalana Airport
Katukurunda Airport
Hanimaadhoo Airport
Geography of the Maldives

Popular places:

Sri Lanka
Colombo
Jaffna
Dambulla

Kotte
Polonnaruwa
Negombo
Matara