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Kesbewa කැස්බැව கெஸ்பேவா
KesbewaLocation in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°47′43″N 79°56′19″E / 6.79528°N 79.93861°E / 6.79528; 79.93861
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Area
• Total	50.39  km (19.46 sq mi)
Population
• Total	243,842
• Density	3,488/km (9,030/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30

Kesbewa (Sinhala: කැස්බැව, Tamil: கெஸ்பேவா) is a suburb town of the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) south of Colombo. It is one of the relatively more populated suburbs located in the Colombo District of the Western Province and it is surrounded by the other suburbs of Moratuwa, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Bandaragama and Kahathuduwa. The Kesbewa Urban Council is located in Piliyandala.

Transport

Roads

Two major roads run through Kesbewa; the road connecting Colombo and Horana, known as the 120 bus route, and the road connecting Mount Lavinia and Kottawa (the 255 bus route). In addition, a new bypass road named the "Piliyandala Bypass Road" was built in 2015 connecting Piliyandala and Kesbewa Junction. The beaches of Mount Lavinia are a 15-30 minute drive away from Piliyandala.There are other bus routes from Maharagama to Piliyandala, and Bandaragama to Pilyandala (the 162 bus route).

References

1. ^ MONITORING THE EFFECTS OF URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ON RUNOFF AND INFILTRATION OF STORM WATER IN KESBEWA URBAN COUNCIL, SRI LANKA (PDF) (Report). RUAF Foundation. 2012.

v t e Metropolitan cities of Sri Lanka
National capitals	Colombo (Commercial) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative)
Municipal councils	Kandy Anuradhapura Galle Jaffna Ratnapura Badulla Kurunegala Kaduwela Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Moratuwa Negombo Kalmunai Batticaloa Matara Gampaha Matale Akkaraipattu Bandarawela Nuwara Eliya Dambulla Hambantota
Urban councils	Trincomalee Ambalangoda Ampara Balangoda Beruwala Boralesgamuwa Chavakachcheri Chilaw Embilipitiya Eravur Gampola Haputale Hatton-Dickoya Hikkaduwa Horana Ja-Ela Kadugannawa Kalutara Kattankudy Katunayake Seeduwa Kegalle Kesbewa Kinniya Kolonnawa Kuliyapitiya Maharagama Mannar Minuwangoda Nawalapitiya Panadura Peliyagoda Point Pedro Puttalam Seethawakapura Talawakelle-Lindula Tangalle Valvettithurai Vavuniya Wattala Wattegama Weligama
Note: also a Provincial capital, also a Municipal council

6°47′43″N 79°56′19″E / 6.79528°N 79.93861°E / 6.79528; 79.93861

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