Thalawathugoda
# Thalawathugoda

Thalawathugoda (Sinhala: තලවතුගොඩ, Tamil: தலவத்துகொட) is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte. The Diyawanna Oya (Parliament Lake) forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" boundary of Thalawathugoda. The suburb is a rapidly developing residential area with many facilities. New modern luxury housing schemes are being developed around Kalalgoda Road and Hokandara Road to cater to high end housing demand. A notable expatriate and upper middle class local population resides in Thalawathugoda.

## Hospitals

* Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital
* Hemas Hospital
* Sri Nara Ayrvedic medical center

## Schools

* Agramathya College
* i-GATE College
* Vidura College

## Banks

* Nations Trust Bank
* Sampath Bank
* Commercial Bank
* Bank Of Ceylon
* Hatton National Bank
* People's Bank
* National Savings Bank
* Pan Asia Bank
* Citizens Development Bank

## Urban Council

Thalawathugoda is served by the Maharagama Urban Council. A separate urban council for Thalwathugoda does not exist at present.

## Postal structure

Earlier, Thalawathugoda had a sub post office which was controlled by the Battaramulla main post office. The promoted Thalawathugoda Post Office was opened recently. However, a few areas fall under the Hokandara and Pannipitiya postal limits.

