Panadura

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Panadura පානදුර பாணந்துறை
City
Seal
Panadura
Coordinates: 06°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°E / 6.71333; 79.90417
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Kalutara District
Division	Panadura Division
Government
• Type	Local Government
• Body	Panadura Urban Council
• Chairman	Nandana Gunathilake, (UNP).[1]
Area
• City	7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
• Urban	7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
• Metro	44.00 km2 (16.99 sq mi)
Population
• Urban	30,069
• Urban density	4,296/km2 (11,130/sq mi)
• Metro	182,285
• Metro density	4,143/km2 (10,730/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Sinhala and Tamil
• Additional	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Time in Sri Lanka)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5:30 (not observed)
Postal Code	12500
Area code	038

Panadura (Sinhala: පානදුර, romanized: Pānadura; Tamil: பாணந்துறை, romanized: Pāṇantuṟai) is a main city in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 27 km (17 mi) south of Colombo. Panadura is surrounded on all sides by water; the Indian Ocean, the Bolgoda Lake and river is reason for that. Panadura is famed as the location of important events in the Buddhist revival movement of Sri Lanka. Panadura Beach is an attractive place for local and foreign tourists.^{[citation needed]}