Maharagama

Maharagama
මහරගම
மகரகம
Maharagama is located in Colombo District
Maharagama
Maharagama
Location of Maharagama in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°50′58″N 79°55′25″E / 6.84944°N 79.92361°E / 6.84944; 79.92361
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Government
 • TypeUrban Council
Population
 (2012)
 • Total195,355
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (SLT)
Postal Code
10280 [1]

Maharagama is an outer suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka on the High-Level (A4) Road about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possesses facilities like supermarkets, department stores, clothing, food and beverages shops to fulfill the needs of citizens.

There are number of bus routes passing the area and starting from the suburb that connect Maharagama to all the suburbs. The Sri Lanka Transport Board has a depot in Maharagama.

  1. ^ "Colombo District Postal Codes - Sri Lankan Postal Codes". Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.