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title="Moratuwa – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Moratuwa" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratuwa" title="Moratuwa – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Moratuwa" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratuwa" title="Moratuwa – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Moratuwa" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratuva" title="Moratuva – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Moratuva" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="موراتوا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="موراتوا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratuwa" title="Moratuwa – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Moratuwa" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BE%D5%A1" title="Մորատուվա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մորատուվա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE" title="मोरातुवा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मोरातुवा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratuwa" title="Moratuwa – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Moratuwa" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratuva" title="Moratuva – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Moratuva" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%95%E1%83%90" title="მორატუვა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="მორატუვა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="موراتوا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="موراتوا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provinces of Sri Lanka">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western Province</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Districts of Sri Lanka">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colombo_District" title="Colombo District">Colombo District</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">23.4 km<sup>2</sup> (9.0 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">28 m (92 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2012)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">168,280</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Time in Sri Lanka">SLT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postal Code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">10400</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://moratuwa.mc.gov.lk/si/?page_id=1355&lang=en">moratuwa<wbr />.mc<wbr />.gov<wbr />.lk<wbr />/si<wbr />/?page<wbr />_id=1355&lang=en</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Moratuwa</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sinhala_language" title="Sinhala language">Sinhala</a>: <span lang="si">මොරටුව</span>) is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, on the southwestern coast of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Dehiwala-Mount_Lavinia" title="Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia">Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia</a>. It is situated on the <a href="/wiki/Galle" title="Galle">Galle</a>–<a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a> (Galle road) main highway, 18 km (11 mi) south of the centre of Colombo. Moratuwa is surrounded on three sides by water, except in the north of the city, by the Indian Ocean on the west, the Lake Bolgoda on the east and the Moratu river on the south. According to the 2012 census, the suburb had a population of 168,280.<sup id="cite_ref-citypopulation_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citypopulation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moratuwa is also the birthplace of Veera <a href="/wiki/Puran_Appu" title="Puran Appu">Puran Appu</a>, a resistance fighter against British rule in <a href="/wiki/Matale" title="Matale">Matale</a>, the philanthropist Sir <a href="/wiki/Charles_Henry_de_Soysa" title="Charles Henry de Soysa">Charles Henry de Soysa</a> and the musician Pandit <a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. Amaradeva</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Suburb_structure">Suburb structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Suburb structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moratuwa consists of 24 main areas: Angulana, Borupana, Dahampura, Egoda Uyana, Idama, Indibedda, Kadalana, Kaduwamulla, Kaldemulla, Katubedda, Katukurunda, Koralawella, Lakshapathiya, Lunawa, Molpe, Moratumulla, Moratuwella, Puwakaramba, Rawathawatta, Soysapura, Thelawala, Uswatta, Uyana and Willorawatta.<sup id="cite_ref-municipal_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-municipal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both Moratuwa and Lakshapathiya are mentioned in the 15th century poem <i>Kokila Sandesha</i>, written by a monk poet of <a href="/wiki/Dondra_Head" class="mw-redirect" title="Dondra Head">Devundara</a> to celebrate <a href="/wiki/Prince_Sapumal" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Sapumal">Prince Sapumal</a> during the reign of King <a href="/wiki/Parakramabahu_VI" title="Parakramabahu VI">Parakramabahu VI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lunawa, Uyana and Rawathawatte are mentioned in 16th century <a href="/wiki/Chronicle" title="Chronicle">chronicles</a> and church records of <a href="/wiki/Martyrs" class="mw-redirect" title="Martyrs">martyrs</a>, the latter commemorates Revatha Thera, the chief incumbent of a temple built by King <a href="/wiki/Vijayabahu_I" title="Vijayabahu I">Vijayabahu I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lakshapathiya, meaning <i>commanding a hundred-thousand</i>, was once the land awarded to Lak Vijaya Singu, a Commander of King <a href="/wiki/Nissanka_Malla" title="Nissanka Malla">Nissanka Malla</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rupa_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent to the <a href="/wiki/Wijayaba_Kollaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Wijayaba Kollaya">Wijayaba Kollaya</a> and the division of the <a href="/wiki/Kotte_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Kotte Kingdom">Kotte Kingdom</a>, the hamlet of Koralawella was created as part of Raigam Korale, which again became part of Moratuwa in 1735, however losing Ratmalana and parts of Borupane to <a href="/wiki/Dehiwala" title="Dehiwala">Dehiwala</a>. The name Moratuwa is derived from "Mura Atuwa" meaning <i>sentry turret</i> in Sinhalese which once existed at Kaldamulla.<sup id="cite_ref-Rupa_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="; color: #202122;background-color: Cornsilk;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>About twelve miles (19 km (12 mi)) from Colombo, the chief town of Ceylon, on the high road to Galle, which is the second town, there is a belt or bar of land, lying between the sea on the one side, and, an extensive lake, or rather lagoon, on the other. And as the sea in this quarter abounds in fish, and this lagoon has many arms leading from its ample basin into canals stretching along the coast, and into rivers, flowing from the mountains, so as to form a great harbour, the surrounding country, which is very fertile, has become very populous. On the bank of land referred to, stands the thriving village of Morotto, remarkable for its fishermen and its carpenters. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Dr. John Gibson MacVicar, Chaplain of <a href="/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Presbyterian_Church,_Colombo" title="St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Colombo">St. Andrews' Church, Colombo</a> (1830 - 1853)</cite></div> </div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industries">Industries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Industries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Industries in Moratuwa include the manufacture of furniture, rubber products, batteries, transformers, and wood handicrafts. This suburb is also a fishing and trading center. Of these, Moratuwa is most well known for its furniture.<sup id="cite_ref-kapruka_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kapruka-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Moratuwa" title="University of Moratuwa">University of Moratuwa</a>, a leading technological university in <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a> is situated on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Bolgoda_Lake" title="Bolgoda Lake">Bolgoda Lake</a> in Katubedda, <a href="/wiki/Moratuwa_Divisional_Secretariat" title="Moratuwa Divisional Secretariat">Moratuwa</a>. The University of Moratuwa is an independent state university, which was established on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and operates under the general direction of the <a href="/wiki/University_Grants_Commission_(Sri_Lanka)" title="University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)">University Grants Commission</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ceylon-German_Technical_Training_Institute" title="Ceylon-German Technical Training Institute">Ceylon - German Technical Training Institute</a> (also known as CGTTI or German Tech) is an engineering college located in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. It is under the preview of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_Affairs_and_Skills_Development" title="Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development">Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development</a>. </p><p>Industrial Engineering Training Institute (IETI) is one of a national institute located in Moratuwa. IETI belongs to the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA) as well as it is one of the 92 Vocational Colleges in Sri Lanka </p><p>High schools in the area are Moratu Maha Vidyalaya, <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales%27_College,_Moratuwa" title="Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa">Prince of Wales' College</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Sebastian%27s_College,_Moratuwa" title="St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa">St. Sebastian's College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Princess_of_Wales%27_College" title="Princess of Wales' College">Princess of Wales' College</a>, Our Lady of Victories Convent, St. Sebastian's Girls' School, Weera Puran Appu Model School, Methodist High School - Puwakaramba, Janajaya Vidyalaya, De Soysa Maha Vidyalaya, Podujaya Vidyalaya - Angulana, Rawathawaththa Roman Catholic School, Sri Sunanda Upananda Maha Vidyalaya - Egodauyana, St. Anthony's School - Kadalana, Koralawella Roman Catholic School, Sri Saddarmodaya Vidyalaya - Koralawella, Arafath Muslim Maha Vidyalaya - Egodauyana Modara, Willorawatte Gnanissara Buddhist Vidyalaya, Shikshadana Maha Vidyalaya - Lakshapathiya, Rawathawaththa Methodist College, Egodauyana Junior School and Kusinara International School. </p><p>As primary schools are Bodhiraja Vidyalaya - Katubedda, Saleena Primary School - Kaldemulla, Moratumulla Lanka Saba Vidyalaya, St. Mary's College - Katukurunda, Thilaka Vidyalaya - Koralawella, Sri Nagasena Vidyalaya - Koralawella, Sugathadharmadhara Vidyalaya - Egodauyana and Uyana Junior School. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bolgoda lake situated in Moratuwa is the largest natural lake of Sri Lanka. It is a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Kalu_Ganga" title="Kalu Ganga">Kalu Ganga</a> which originates at <a href="/wiki/Adam%27s_Peak" title="Adam's Peak">Adam's Peak</a> and is a popular resort for swimming, angling and boating. Bolgoda lake spreads, twisting from <a href="/wiki/Ratmalana" title="Ratmalana">Ratmalana</a> via Moratuwa and <a href="/wiki/Panadura" title="Panadura">Panadura</a> till it meets the sea at <a href="/wiki/Wadduwa" title="Wadduwa">Wadduwa</a> and Moratuwa via the Moratu ganga.<sup id="cite_ref-kapruka_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kapruka-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moratuwa is home to the oldest church dedicated to <a href="/wiki/St._Sebastian" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Sebastian">St. Sebastian</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Emmanuel_Church,_Moratuwa" title="Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa">Holy Emmanuel Church</a>, which was once the <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Sri_Lanka#Timeline_of_tallest_building_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of tallest structures in Sri Lanka">tallest building</a> in Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A monument to <a href="/wiki/Puran_Appu" title="Puran Appu">Puran Appu</a> stands in the premises of the <a href="/wiki/Moratuwa_Municipal_Council" title="Moratuwa Municipal Council">Moratuwa Municipal Council</a> and a museum is housed at the Weera Puran Appu Vidyalaya.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moratuwa is famous for its music and is home to some well-known musicians such as <a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. Amaradeva</a>, <a href="/wiki/C.T._Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="C.T. Fernando">C.T. Fernando</a>, <a href="/wiki/M._S._Fernando" title="M. S. Fernando">M. S. Fernando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nihal_Nelson" title="Nihal Nelson">Nihal Nelson</a>, Priya Peiris (<a href="/wiki/La_Bambas" title="La Bambas">La Bambas</a>), Sunil Perera (<a href="/wiki/The_Gypsies_(Sri_Lankan_band)" title="The Gypsies (Sri Lankan band)">The Gypsies</a>) and Niranjala Sarojini. </p><p>The town also has a famous theme song, <i>Punsada paaya Moratuwa dillenna</i><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105536/http://www.laptopman.com.au/PunsadaPaya.mp3">[1]</a> (meaning <i>"Moratuwa in the splendour of the full moon"</i>), which is a staple at most musical events held in Moratuwa. Clarence Wijewardena also composed <i>Moratuwa Moratuwa mea nomakena nama</i> song in tribute to the town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moratuwa is famous for its notable cricket players, such as <a href="/wiki/Duleep_Mendis" title="Duleep Mendis">Duleep Mendis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Susil_Fernando" title="Susil Fernando">Susil Fernando</a> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Wijesuriya" title="Roger Wijesuriya">Roger Wijesuriya</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajantha_Mendis" title="Ajantha Mendis">Ajantha Mendis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amal_Silva" title="Amal Silva">Amal Silva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romesh_Kaluwitharana" title="Romesh Kaluwitharana">Romesh Kaluwitharana</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sajeewa_De_Silva&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sajeewa De Silva (page does not exist)">Sajeewa De Silva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dinusha_Fernando" title="Dinusha Fernando">Dinusha Fernando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lahiru_Thirimanne" title="Lahiru Thirimanne">Lahiru Thirimanne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prasanna_Jayawardene" title="Prasanna Jayawardene">Prasanna Jayawardene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angelo_Perera" title="Angelo Perera">Angelo Perera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kusal_Mendis" title="Kusal Mendis">Kusal Mendis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Fernando" title="Vishwa Fernando">Vishwa Fernando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amila_Aponso" title="Amila Aponso">Amila Aponso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avishka_Fernando" title="Avishka Fernando">Avishka Fernando</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sadeera_Samarawickrama" title="Sadeera Samarawickrama">Sadeera Samarawickrama</a> </p><p>An international cricket stadium, <a href="/wiki/De_Soysa_Stadium" title="De Soysa Stadium">De Soysa Stadium</a> (Tyronne Fernando Stadium) is situated in Moratuwa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moratuwa consisting of all ethnic and religious groups seen in Sri Lanka. This suburb has a percentage Christian population after <a href="/wiki/Negombo" title="Negombo">Negombo</a> city, significantly higher than the national average. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Ethnicity</th> <th>Population</th> <th>% Of Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_people" title="Sinhalese people">Sinhalese</a></td> <td>168,324</td> <td>95.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Sri Lankan Tamils</a></td> <td>4,433</td> <td>2.50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Tamils_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka">Indian Tamils</a></td> <td>375</td> <td>0.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Moors" title="Sri Lankan Moors">Sri Lankan Moors</a></td> <td>2,452</td> <td>1.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other (including <a href="/wiki/Burgher_people" title="Burgher people">Burgher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay</a>)</td> <td>1,606</td> <td>0.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>177,190</td> <td>100 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Religion</th> <th>Population</th> <th>% of Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a></td> <td>124,205</td> <td>70.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catholics" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholics">Catholics</a></td> <td>33,893</td> <td>19.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a></td> <td>11,806</td> <td>6.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></td> <td>3,311</td> <td>1.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a></td> <td>3,367</td> <td>1.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>177,190</td> <td>100 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_library">Public library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Public library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Public library of Moratuwa Municipal Council “Janasetha Kala Ketha” at Galle Road, Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka was opened in 1987. This was constructed by the funds raised by Moratuwa municipal council to the amount of rupees 15 laks and 50 laks by the Japanese organization “World Exposition Commemorative”. The library was constructed according to Japanese architecture. Among the other facilities provided by the main library are art and stories hour and Tamil language hour for children, Computer classes for children and adults, conference, lectures etc. Every year the library celebrates the literature month (September) and National reading month (October), conducting various activities to develop reading habits among the children. Janasetha Kala Ketha, the public library of Moratuwa, has been awarded as The Best Public Library in Colombo district in the years 2012 and 2013 and as The Best Public Library in the Western Province of the Island in 2012. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main road transport link to Moratuwa is the Colombo-Galle Highway (Galle Road), which links the suburb from the North and South. Moratuwa is linked to the outside by four bridges, Old Moratuwa Bridge at the town centre, New Galle Road Bridge at Modara, Kospalana Bridge and Borupana Road Bridge, all across the Bolgoda Lake. The town is linked by Galle Road to the North at Ratmalana, to Panadura to the South and to Pilyandala in the East. Access to the Southern Expressway from Moratuwa is either through Kottawa or by Horana Road. There are two Sri Lanka Transport Board Depots in Moratuwa city as Moratuwa S.L.T.B Depot and Katubedda S.L.T.B Depot. </p><p>The Coastal Railway Line from Colombo to Matara runs through Moratuwa along the coast. There are five Railway Stations in Moratuwa city. Railway Stations at Angulana, Lunawa, Moratuwa, Koralawella and Egodauyana serve residents of Moratuwa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike most other cities in Sri Lanka, Moratuwa is characterised by many Christian schools and a large variety of church buildings, e.g. Anglican Holy Emmanuel Church which was built 1857-1860 in a <a href="/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" title="Gothic Revival architecture">neogothic</a> style with a tall clock tower,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the modern Methodist Church dating from 2016 in Moratuwella and St. Sebastian's Church, a <a href="/wiki/Baroque_Revival_architecture" title="Baroque Revival architecture">neobaroque</a> Roman Catholic church. Few buildings dating from colonial times are preserved, e.g. the Clock Tower and the Post Office. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Moratuwa Railway Station"><img alt="Moratuwa Railway Station" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg/120px-MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg/180px-MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg/240px-MoratuwaBahnhof.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5037" data-file-height="2871" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Moratuwa Railway Station</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Galle Road"><img alt="Galle Road" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg/120px-MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg/180px-MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg/240px-MoratuwaGalleRoad.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4668" data-file-height="3338" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Galle Road</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock tower and Urban Council"><img alt="Clock tower and Urban Council" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg/120px-MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg/180px-MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg/240px-MoratuwaGlockenturmRathaus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4340" data-file-height="3581" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clock tower and Urban Council</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MoratuwaPost.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Post Office"><img alt="Post Office" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/MoratuwaPost.jpg/120px-MoratuwaPost.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/MoratuwaPost.jpg/180px-MoratuwaPost.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/MoratuwaPost.jpg/240px-MoratuwaPost.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4452" data-file-height="3777" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Post Office</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Methodist Church in Moratuwella"><img alt="Methodist Church in Moratuwella" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg/120px-MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg/180px-MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg/240px-MoratuwaMethod.Kirche.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4311" data-file-height="3480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Methodist Church in Moratuwella</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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Stockholm 1977</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maps">Maps</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Maps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.liccavi-earth.com/Liccavi/Search.aspx?lat=6.77950&lon=79.88289&zoom=13">Detailed map of Moratuwa vicinity and Sri Lanka</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moratuwa&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/puran_appu.htm">Puran Appu</a></li> 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