Havelock Town (original) (raw)

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Suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Havelock Town තිඹිරිගස්යායஹெவ்லொக் நகரம்
Suburb
Residential buildings in Havelock CityResidential buildings in Havelock City
Havelock Town is located in Colombo DistrictHavelock TownHavelock TownLocation in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°52′46″N 79°51′55″E / 6.87944°N 79.86528°E / 6.87944; 79.86528
Country Sri Lanka
Province Western Province
District Colombo District
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code 00500 [1]

Havelock Town is a neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka, part of an area zoned as Colombo 5. It is located approximately 6 kilometres south of Fort, the central business district of Colombo. Havelock City, a mixed-used development in Havelock Town is to be the largest property development in Sri Lanka incorporating residential and commercial facilities.[2]

It is named after Arthur Havelock who served as the British governor of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895.[3]

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The Havelock Towers seen from Kirulapone.

  1. ^ "Postal Code of Havelock Town (None) :: Mohanjith". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  2. ^ "Home". havelockcity.lk.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-11-30.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Havelock Town". Wesley College. Retrieved 22 December 2017. Our Primary School which is situated in Havelock Town comprises of nearly 750 students.