Mirigama
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Mirigama is a town in Gampaha District
Gampaha District
- Local Authorities in Gampaha district:Gampaha is the District Capital of Gampaha District and is a principal town around Colombo. It is about 4 km from Miriswatte on the Colombo - Kandy Road.- Urban Councils :* Katunayake-Seeduwa * Ja-ela* Wattala...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It is located 57 km from Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, and 35 km from Bandaranaike International Airport
Bandaranaike International Airport
Bandaranaike International Airport is Sri Lanka's only international airport at the moment. Mattala International Airport, when it gets built will be the second International Airport of Sri Lanka. It is located in Katunayake, north of Colombo...
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It is one of the most populated and fastest growing cities in the country and is a major metro.
Mirigama is also spelled as Meerigama.
Mirigama has direct rail and highway connections to many cities in the country.
Mirigama is the hometown of Sri Lanka's first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake .
SLAF Mirigama
SLAF Mirigama
SLAF Mirigama is the Sri Lanka Air Force radar station in Mirigama. It provides air surveillance and early warning and is home to the No 4 Air Defence Radar Squadron. A Chinese JY-11 Radar low/medium altitude 3D surveillance radar has been installed since 2008 as part of the National Air Defence...
, a premier radar station of Sri Lanka Air Force is situated in Mirigama suburbs.
Web site : Meerigama.com http://meerigama.com
Meerigama Online Community.
www.mirigama.co.cc - Facebook
Schools
- Dudley Senanayake Adarsha Kanishta Vidyalaya
(Now Dudley Senanayake Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya)
- D.S.Senanayake Central College
- Bandaranayake Vidyalaya