Fun fact 1 about Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
city
The name Dehiwala is derived from the term Diyawala, meaning an area filled with water, due to its past abundance of ponds and lakes.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Sri Lanka
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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Sri Lanka
Country
Sri Lanka
Population
246.0K
Coordinates
6.86, 79.87
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, population 245,974 (2012), is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, covering 2,109 ha. It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council area and is separated from it by the Dehiwala canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC.
From the “Etymology” section
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