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:
| North | The Kelani River |
| East | Nakadamulla Canal/ Digala Deniya Outer Canal |
| South | Puwakgahadeniya Tract/ Medi-ela/ Banadaradeniya |
| West | Sri 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.












