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    Wattala is a large suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka located a short distance from the city center along the A3 highway to Negombo. It is home to people from various religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds who live peacefully together. Many families in Wattala send migrant workers abroad to find employment and bring income back to the community. The area contains several schools and places of worship catering to its diverse population.

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    Wattala is a large suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka located a short distance from the city center along the A3 highway to Negombo. It is home to people from various religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds who live peacefully together. Many families in Wattala send migrant workers abroad to find employment and bring income back to the community. The area contains several schools and places of worship catering to its diverse population.

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    Wattala is a large suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka located a short distance from the city center along the A3 highway to Negombo. It is home to people from various religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds who live peacefully together. Many families in Wattala send migrant workers abroad to find employment and bring income back to the community. The area contains several schools and places of worship catering to its diverse population.

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    Wattala

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    Wattala
    Wattala

    Suburb
    Location in Sri Lanka
    Coordinates: 659N 7953E
    [1]
    Coordinates: 659N 7953E
    [1]
    Country Sri Lanka
    Province Western Province
    Time zone +5.30
    Wattala is a large suburb of Colombo city, in Western Province, Sri Lanka, a little distance from Colombo city
    centre. This suburb is situated on A3 highway from Colombo to Negombo. Around Wattala, there are many villages
    and towns.
    People from all walks of life live in this area. The traditional fisher folk, large sections of the working class, many
    types of white collar workers, a fair number of professionals and even some richer folk live here. Churches, Buddhist
    temples, Hindu temple, mosques, schools of various grades and many private dispensaries are spread throughout the
    area. Though it is a majority Roman Catholic area, people of many faiths live here in peaceful coexistence. A sizable
    population also exists of minority Tamils and a smaller percentage of Muslims. There has been no record of any
    violence used by one faith group or racial group against another.
    This area also produces many migrant workers. Almost all families produce one or more persons who go abroad for
    employment. The migrant workers also bring back income and therefore have an influence in creating new trends in
    the society.
    Schools
    St.Anthony's College
    St.Anne's College
    Good Shepherd Convent
    Vidyaloka Vidyalaya
    Ark Bishop Boys College
    Sri Rathnapala Maha Vidyalaya
    Lyceum International School
    O.K.I. International School
    Atamie International School
    Wattala
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    References
    [1] http:/ / tools.wmflabs. org/ geohack/ geohack. php?pagename=Wattala& params=6_59_N_79_53_E_type:city_region:LK
    Article Sources and Contributors
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    Article Sources and Contributors
    Wattala Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=617304131 Contributors: Blackknight12, Chanakal, Deor, Grayshi, Lahiru k, LilHelpa, Prolog, R'n'B, Rama Nathan671434,
    Sanford209, Skr15081997, TutterMouse, Valenciano, Vinuwarthan, Waacstats, 62 anonymous edits
    Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors
    File:Sri Lanka location map.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Sri_Lanka_location_map.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors:
    Uwe Dedering
    File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg License: Public Domain Contributors: Zscout370
    License
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