Katunayake
කටුනායක கட்டுநாயகம் | |
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town | |
  Katunayake | |
| Coordinates: 7°10′N 79°52′E / 7.167°N 79.867°E | |
| Province | Western Province |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 61,228[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (SLST) |
Katunayake (Sinhala: කටුනායක, Tamil: கட்டுநாயகம்), is a suburb of Negombo in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. With the change of government in 1977 and the introduction of the open economy policy a large area was allocated to create a free trade zone (currently known as the Export Promotion Zone).