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General Info

Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, also known as Kotte, is the Administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located beyond the eastern suburbs of the Commercial capital Colombo and is often called New Capital territory. The Parliament of Sri Lanka has been based here since the formal inauguration of its new building on 29 April 1982.

Infrastructure

Transport

The only major railway station is at Nugegoda, on the Kelani Valley Line. Also at Nugegoda is the city's main bus terminus. There are subsidiary bus stands at Pita Kotte and Welikada. The city is well served by buses and there is a major CTB bus depot at Udahamulla.

A Passenger boat service is being finalised and would commence adjacent to Parliament Junction at Bataramulla and end at the Wellawatte canal near Marine drive. Each journey would take around 30 minutes. It would have stations at the Kotte Marsh, Nawala, Open University, Apollo Hospital, Wellawatte, Duplication road and at St Peter's College, Colombo.

Health

Kotte has a large public hospital, The Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital - also known as Nava rohala - located in Sri Jayawardenepura. The largest dedicated childrens ENT hospital is currently under construction at Rajagiriya.

Education

There are a number of State and Private Schools in Kotte. They are either are either "National schools" (run by the state), Semi-government/Private schools or International schools (run by trusts and individuals). The Education Ministry as well as the Department of Examinations is based here.

Affluent residents prefer International and private schools located in Colombo due to its close proximity and the use of English as a medium of instruction. Demand is especially high for affiliated International schools, and those run by convents or the Jesuits. The government run public schools lack certain facilities, but are the only option for poorer residents who cannot afford the more expensive schools.

The Oldest National school which was known as Christian College is located in Kotte. And relocated at Bataramulla from its previous site in Colombo 02 is the Oldest International school catering exclusively to the expatriate community and a few select nationals; The Overseas School of Colombo.
Speakers Residence
Speakers Residence

Located at Nawala is the Open University, Sri Lanka and at Nugegoda is the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Public Libraries are conveniently located, and can be found at Nugegoda and Rajagiriya.

Utilities

The Kotte Municipal Council is responsible for the road maintenance and door-to-door garbage collection in the city. They also are responsible for keeping Storm drains clean to cope with the heavy Tropical Rains.

The largest telephone service provider is Sri Lanka Telecom, which previously held a monopoly over fixed line services, and provides fixed line as well as mobile services through its subsidiary Mobitel. Cell phone coverage is extensive, and the main service providers are Dialog Telekom, Mobitel, Tigo and Hutch. Both GSM and CDMA services are available in the city and Broadband internet penetration is increasing.

Electricity is provided by the Lanka Electricity Co. Ltd.

Sports and recreation facilities in city

Cricket is the most popular sport in the city as well as the country, and is usually played in the grounds around the city. Incidently Kotte's govt. representative in Parliament is the Former Cricket Captain Arjuna Ranathunga.

Football has grown in popularity, and the sport now has a considerable following. The Football association's new training facility at Kotte is aimed at harnessing and developing the available talent and organizing the individual players into a cohesive team. It includes a football playground with a sprinkler system, gym and a host of other facilities.[6]

Golf is another pastime that has increased in popularity. The Waters Edge country club is a 11 hole Golf course located at Battaramulla. Its infrastructure include; Restaurant/dining room/ballroom/conference hall, Driving range with 20 bays - 300 metres in length and floodlit for practice at night. Chip and putt area with bunkers, Swimming pool, Spa, gym, games arcade, beauty salon and a karaoke lounge.

Other sports are mostly played in the numerous clubs and gyms, and include tennis, squash, billiards, horse riding, Indoor cricket, badminton and table tennis. One such place where all these sports come together is the Austasia Sports and Leisure Complex. It is the only one of its kind in Sri Lanka and is best known for hosting indoor cricket competitions.

Horse riding can be pursued at the Premadasa Riding School in Nugegoda.