Fun fact 2 about Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
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Mount Lavinia was named after Lovina Aponsuwa, a local dancer with whom British Governor Sir Thomas Maitland had a romantic affair.
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.
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