Colombo District ( Sinhala : කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya ; Tamil : கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam ) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka , the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent ) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka . The capital of the district is the city of Colombo . The district of Colombo was officially recorded in 2016 as having the highest income on average, per household.
5-469: Ratmalana is a suburb in Colombo District , Western Province , Sri Lanka . It is inside the administration boundary of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. Ratmalana is situated 14.6 km south of Colombo city centre. Ratmalana Airport located here was the country's first and main international airport until the inauguration of Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake in 1967. Ratmalana
10-542: Is also the birthplace of Sir John Kotelawala , the third Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) elected in 1953. Maliban Biscuit Manufactories, one of the largest manufacturers, distributors and marketers of bakery products in Sri Lanka, is headquartered in Ratmalana. This Western Province, Sri Lanka location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Colombo District Colombo District
15-483: The recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission , the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces. Colombo District, together with Kalutara , Puttalam , Seven Korales (present day Kurunegala District ), Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama (present day Kegalle District ) formed the new Western Province . At
20-547: The time that Ceylon gained independence , Colombo was one of the two districts located in the Western Province. Parts of the district were transferred to newly created Gampaha District in September 1978. Colombo District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi). Colombo District is divided into 13 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by
25-531: Was part of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kotte . The district then came under Portuguese , Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon . They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. Colombo District was part of the Low Country Sinhalese administration. In 1833, in accordance with
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