Padukka

Padukka
පාදුක්ක
பாதுக்கை
suburb
Padukka is located in Colombo District
Padukka
Padukka
Padukka is located in Sri Lanka
Padukka
Padukka
Coordinates: 6°50′06″N 80°05′30″E / 6.83500°N 80.09167°E / 6.83500; 80.09167
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Padukka (Sinhala: පාදුක්ක, Tamil: பாதுக்கை) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet.

Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate is situated 33 kilometers east of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and on the bank of Pusweli Oya on a high ground surrounded by marshland.