About Kaduwela

Physical Background

Location of the Kaduwela City

The Kaduwela Municipal Council division belongs to the Colombo administrative District. It is boundaries are as follows:

NorthThe Kelani River
EastNakadamulla Canal/ Digala Deniya Outer Canal
SouthPuwakgahadeniya Tract/ Medi-ela/ Banadaradeniya
WestSri Lanka-Japan Friendship Road/ Diyawanna Oya canal/ Diyawanna Swamp

It wields first place in terms of size, with an area of 87.71 square kilometres including the reservoirs, water courses and bodies. It is 13.4% of the area of Colombo District. The total population of this area in 2024 was recorded as 277,918 according to the 2024 enumeration phase of the Population and Housing Census conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics.

Location of Grama Niladhari Divisions

Roads Network

Land Use Pattern

Locations of Major Agricultural Lands

Sources of Water and Swamps

Forests and Wastelands

Land Use for Cultivation