Pelawatte also spelled Pelawatta is a suburb of 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...

 located near to the new Parliament of Sri Lanka

Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...

. Pelawatte is considered to be part of Battaramulla city.

The Ministry of Education 'Isurupaya', the Department of Examination located in Pelawatte and the Independent Television Network

Independent Television Network

Independent Television Network Limited is a Sri Lankan state governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinhapura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. ITN, a Shrama Abhimani Award winner...

 (ITN) television broadcasting station are also located in the vicinity of Pelawatte.

It also contains the only church in the world of Saint John dal Bastone

Saint John dal Bastone

Saint John dal Bastone or St John of the Staff, born Giovanni Bonello Botegoni on 24 March 1200 in Paterno, Fabriano, Italy, died 24 March 1290 in Fabriano, is a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church....

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Pelawatte contains a residential area of which expatriate and local families reside in.

Facilities

• High end Supermarkets/Shopping Malls
• Banks - HSBC
  HSBC
  HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
  
  , Bank of Ceylon
  Bank of Ceylon
  Bank of Ceylon is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in iconic cylindrical building in the capital Colombo, the political and commercial capital of the islandThe bank has a network of 308 branches and 200+ extension centers covering all parts of the...
  
  , NDB Bank, Sampath Bank
• Restaurants
• Schools - Overseas School of Colombo
  Overseas School of Colombo
  The Overseas School of Colombo is the oldest international school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. OSC is a multinational English medium international school located in Pelawatte near Battaramulla, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Overseas School of Colombo is the only International Baccalaureate World...
  
  , Vidyawardena Maha Vidyalaya