Colony
in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Weerawila International Airport (6 mi) - Arugam Bay SPB (55 mi)
- Koggala Airport (66 mi)
- Amparai Airport (74 mi)
- Colombo Ratmalana Airport (97 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (100 mi)
- Beira Lake Seaplane Base (102 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (108 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 6.339 and 81.219 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 6° 20' 21" and E 81° 13' 9"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:06 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 6:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Explore Colony
Colony in Southern Province is a city in Sri Lanka about 103 mi (or 165 km) south-east of Colombo, the country's capital.
Local time in Colony is now 02:06 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Colony, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Weerawila International Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Sinharaja Forest Reserve in a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km), West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Badulla, Ratnapura, Galle, Kandy and Kurunegala. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 15% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
24°C (75 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vista Hotel River Front
Hotel River Front
Vista Peacock Reach
Neem Villas
HOTEL TAMARIND TREE
Samorich Hotel
Vista Serene Park Hotel
Vista The Wild Heaven
Nature Resort Tissamaharama
Oak Ray Lake Resort
Videos from this area
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Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Video with images of Tissamaharama a busy town in the south of Sri Lanka. Once it was a capital of the Sinhalese kingdom Ruhunu. King Mahanaga made it a capital in the third century BC. He...
Tissa
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indian scops owls. owls perch. tissamaharama, sri lanka.
Sri Lanka National Anthem
Dimal video team.
සුපුන් සදරැ.
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Mage Ahinsakaviya
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Tissamaharama Yala East National Park Sri Lanka තිස්සමහාරාමය
Cette petite ville au milieu des rizières est plus connue sous le nom de Tissa.C'est le point de départ des excursions vers Yala East Nationnal Park.
Movie
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Sri Lanka,ශ්රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Funny School Bus
A little very funny Lorry is getting loaded with an incredible amount of school children heading back home with this private service of a kind available in a lot of towns and villages.
1994 Kataragama Pada Yatra: Day 23
Kataragama Pada Yatra visit Tirukkovil and Tiru Navukkarasu Nayanar Gurukulam in Tambiluvil, Ampara District of Sri Lanka on June 27th, 1994 en route on foot to Kataragama Esala festival. ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lunuganwehera
Lunuganwehera is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Colony.
