Moratuwa

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Moratuwa මොරටුව
City
Nickname:  MRT
Moratuwa Location of Moratuwa in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°47′56.66″N 79°52′36.04″E / 6.7990722°N 79.8766778°E / 6.7990722; 79.8766778
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Area
• Land	23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	168,280
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (SLT)
Postal Code	10400
Website	moratuwa.mc.gov.lk/si/?page_id=1355&lang=en

Moratuwa (Sinhala: මොරටුව) is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. It is situated on the Galle–Colombo (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.^[1]

Moratuwa is also the birthplace of Veera Puran Appu, a resistance fighter against British rule in Matale, the philanthropist Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and the musician Pandit W. D. Amaradeva.