Nugegoda
Nugegoda
නුගේගොඩ நுகேகொடை | |
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    Nugegoda town | |
  Nugegoda | |
| Coordinates: 6°51′50″N 79°53′56″E / 6.86389°N 79.89889°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Colombo District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | 10250[1] |
Nugegoda (Sinhala: නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia. It has a population of over 250,000 people.[2]
Education
Schools in the region include:
- Open University of Sri Lanka Nawala
- Anula Vidyalaya
- Lyceum International School
- Royal Institute International School
- Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya
- St. John's College, Nugegoda
- St. Joseph's Boys' College, Nugegoda
- Sujatha Vidyalaya
Communal Transportation
Railway
The city of Nugegoda has three Railway Stations located within its boundaries.
- Nugegoda Railway Station located in the heart of the city, just beside the Main Bus Stand and the shopping complex.
- Pangiriwatte Railway Station located near the Delkanda Junction on the Old Kesbewa road.
- Udahamulla Railway Station located on the Nugegoda - Hokandara road (Route 689), close to the Udahamulla Junction.
Bus routes which operate through Nugegoda.
- 112 - Maharagama - Kotahena (via Bambalapitiya, Colpetty & Fort)
- 118 - Dehiwala - Beddagana (via Dehiwala Zoo, Kalubowila & Jubilee Post)
- 122 - Avissawella - Pettah
- 125 - Ingiriya/Padukka - Colombo
- 131 - Maharagama - Wellampitiya (via Havelock, Narahenpita, Borella, Dematagoda & Kolonnawa)
- 138 - Homagama/Kottawa/Maharagama - Pettah
- 138/2 - Mattegoda - Pettah
- 138/3 - Rukmalgama - Pettah
- 138/4 - Athurugiriya - Pettah
- 138/5 - Mullegama - Pettah (via Godagama & Homagama)
- 138/280 - Diyagama - Pettah (via Kottawa & Dolekade Junction)
- 163 - Dehiwala - Battaramulla (via Pagoda & Kotte)
- 176 - Dehiwala/Karagampitiya - Hettiyawatta (via Dehiwala Zoo)
- 313 - Homagama - Kalubowila (via Kottawa Maharagama & Kohuwala)
Bus routes which terminate at Nugegoda.
- 115 - Pettah (via Jawatte & Torrington)
- 117 - Ratmalana Railway station (via Gamsaba Junction, Pepiliyana, Attidiya & Maliban Junction)
- 119 - Maharagama (via Jubilee Post, Embuldeniya & Old Kottawa road)
- 156 - Dehiwala (via Kohuwala, Anderson road & Nedimala Junction)
- 168 - Kotahena (via Jubilee Post, Kotte, Rajagiriya, Borella, Slave Island, Fort)
- 173 - Thotalanga (via Nawala & Narahenpita)
- 176 - Hettiyawatta (via Nawala, Rajagiriya, Borella & Armour Street)
- 183 - Panadura (via Kalubowila, Dehiwala & Moratuwa)
- 212/341 - Bokundara (via Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Erawwala & Makuludoowa)
- 259 - Thalapathpitiya (via Jubilee Post)
- 689 - Hokandara/Pittugala (via Udahamulla Railway, Madiwela & Thalawathugoda)
- 690 - Jayawardenepura Hospital (via Jubilee Post, Embuldeniya, Madiwela & Kimbulawala Junction)
- 992 - Athurugiriya (via Maharagama & Pannipitiya)
Long distance bus services which operate through Nugegoda
- 17 - Panadura - Kandy
- 99 - Badulla /Welimada /Passara/Lunugala - Colombo
- 122 - Kataragama/Hambantota/Embilipitiya/Ratnapura - Colombo
References
- ^ "Postal Code of Nugegoda (Post Office) :: Mohanjith". mohanjith.net. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Where is Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka on Map Lat Long Coordinates". www.latlong.net. Retrieved 2023-02-28.