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Colombo
Western Province, Sri Lanka · Asia
About Colombo
Colombo sits on the route: 5 minutes from Kolonnawa.
Colombo is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, with about 650,000 people. The nearest town is Kolonnawa, about 4 km away.
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Colombo is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, about 4 km from Kolonnawa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 648,034
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Western Province
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates
- 6.9355, 79.8487
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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