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Seeduwa
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  Seeduwa Location in Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 7°7′53″N 79°52′35″E / 7.13139°N 79.87639°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Gampaha |
| Divisional Secretariat | Katana |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Council |
| • Chairman | Sarath Peiris (UNP)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.065 km2 (4.658 sq mi) |
| Elevation (at Seeduwa Railway Station)[2] | 4.87 m (15.98 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 38,355 |
| • Density | 3,179.03/km2 (8,233.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone +5.30 |
| ZIP code | 11410 |
| Area code | 011 |
Seeduwa (/sīðuvə/; Sinhalese: සීදුව Seeduwa pronounced [sīðuvə]; Tamil: சீதுவை Seeduwai pronounced [Cītuvai]) is a suburb of Negombo, in Katana Divisional Secretariat, Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the A03 road between Colombo and Negombo.
Seeduwa is 20.6 km (12.8 mi) north of Colombo via E003, and 18.7 km (11.6 mi) north via A03, and is situated south of Katunayake, north of Ja-Ela, and west of Raddoluwa and east of Negombo Lagoon. Seeduwa has an area of 12.065 km2 (4.658 sq mi). In 2012, Seeduwa had a population of 38,355[3] with the majority of people either Roman Catholics, Methodists or Buddhists.
- ^ Ariff, Yusuf (23 March 2018). "UNP's Sarath Peiris elected Chairman of Katunayake-Seeduwa UC". Ada Derana. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Elevation of the railway stations in Sri Lanka". Journey to the Green Zone.
- ^ a b "Population by GN division and Sex 2012". Census of Population and Housing 2012. Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka: 13–15.