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The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corruption of its Tamil name Neerkolombu. [2] [note 1]The Sinhala name Migamuva comes from a legend mentioned in Rajaveliya. [3] The army of King Kavantissa found bee honey in a canoe near the seashore, for Viharamahadevi who was pregnant with the prince Dutugamunu.
Secondary education in Sri Lanka is provided by a diverse selection of educational options: . National schools, with funding and criteria by the national Ministry of Education
Negombo Lagoon is a large estuarine lagoon in Negombo, south-west Sri Lanka.. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers and the Hamilton Canal (also known as the Dutch canal).
Arogya Hospital, Gampaha; Ave Maria Hospital, Negombo; Bandaranayake Hospital, Wathupitiwala; Cooperative Hospital, Gampaha; Dissanayeke Hospital, Negombo
In the early 20th century, French Catholic Priest, Fr. Esric wanted to start a school in the coastal area close to Negombo to provide education to children of fisherfolk in the region.
In 1918 four Marist Brothers came to Negombo, Sri Lanka, and took over the management of St Mary's College. In 1922, the school moved to its present site and assumed the new name of Maris Stella College.
The Negombo Municipal Council is the local council for Negombo, the largest city in Gampaha district.The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1878 as a Local Board of Negombo and Gate Mudaliyar A. E. Rajapakse was the first Chairmen of the Urban District Council in 1922.
Katunayake (Sinhala: කටුනායක, Tamil: கட்டுநாயகம்), is a suburb of Negombo in Western Province, Sri Lanka.It is the site of ...