Mirigama
මීරිගම மீரிகம | |
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  Mirigama | |
| Coordinates: 7°14′29″N 80°7′57″E / 7.24139°N 80.13250°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| District | Gampaha District, Sri Lanka |
Mirigama (also spelled Meerigama) (Sinhala: මීරිගම; Tamil: மீரிகம) is a town in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is located 57 km (35 mi) from Colombo, 46 km (29 mi) from Kurunegala and 34 km (21 mi) from Negombo.
Mirigama is the hometown of Sri Lanka's first Prime Minister, D. S. Senanayake[1] and former speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya.[2]
The Central Expressway (under construction as of June 2018) includes two interchanges serving Mirigama: Mirigama North and Mirigama South.[3]
- ^ Lanka, Team Next Travel Sri (2021-09-11). "D.S.Senanayake, a Sri Lankan Leader | Biography". Travel Destination Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Karu Jayasuriya - Speaker of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka - Opinion | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ Transportation Engineering Division, University of Moratuwa. "Economic Feasibility Analysis for Central Expressway Project: Final Report" (PDF). cep.lk. Retrieved 13 June 2018.