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Revision as of 11:07, 16 January 2008 by Erathal (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the town. For the district in Sri Lanka, see Gampaha District.Gampaha is an urban city in Sri Lanka and is the capital of the Gampaha District in Western Province, north of Colombo. Gampaha is separated from Colombo mainly by the Kelani River.
The word "Gampaha" in Sinhala is composed from 2 words – "Gam", which means village and - "paha", which means five - literally meaning "Five Villages". The five villages in the Gampaha city is Ihalagama, Pahalagama, Medagama, Aluthgama and Yagoda. Gampaha is about 4km from Miriswatta on Colombo-Kandy road. Gampaha is surrounded by Yakkala, Miriswatta, Minuwangoda and Ja-ela towns. Henarthgoda Botanical Gardens where the first rubber tree planted in Sri Lanka is still present located close to Gampaha Town.
Gampaha is also the home town of the famous Ayurveda Physician Wickremarachchi who produced hundreds of Ayurveda Physicians who came to be known as Ayurveda Physicians of Gampaha. They are still found all over Sri Lanka.
Namesake
There is also another place in Sri Lanka called Gampaha, Uva.
Transport
Gampaha is the 15th railway station from the Colombo fort on Colombo-Polgahawela main ralway line.
Postal Service
Postal code of Gampaha is 11000.
References
07°05′30″N 79°59′39″E / 7.09167°N 79.99417°E / 7.09167; 79.99417
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