Panadura
Panadura
පානදුර பாணந்துறை | |
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Panadura | |
| Coordinates: 06°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Kalutara District |
| Division | Panadura Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| • Body | Panadura Urban Council |
| • Chairman | Nandana Gunathilake, (UNP). |
| 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 |
| • 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 25 km (16 mi) south of Colombo. Panadura was an electoral district in Sri Lanka until 1989 and is surrounded all sides by water through the Indian Ocean and the Bolgoda Lake. Panadura is famed as the location of important events in the Buddhist revival movement of Sri Lanka and Panadura Beach is an attractive destination for locals and foreign tourists.