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Havelock Town

Coordinates: 6°52′46″N 79°51′55″E / 6.87944°N 79.86528°E / 6.87944; 79.86528
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Havelock Town
තිඹිරිගස්යාය
ஹெவ்லொக் நகரம்
Residential buildings in Havelock City
Residential buildings in Havelock City
Havelock Town is located in Colombo District
Havelock Town
Havelock Town
Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°52′46″N 79°51′55″E / 6.87944°N 79.86528°E / 6.87944; 79.86528
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code
00500 [1]

Havelock Town is a neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka, part of an area zoned as Colombo 5. It is located approximately 6 kilometres south of Fort, the central business district of Colombo. Havelock City, a mixed-used development in Havelock Town is to be the largest property development in Sri Lanka incorporating residential and commercial facilities.[2]

It is named after Arthur Havelock who served as the British governor of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895.[3]

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The Havelock Towers seen from Kirulapone.

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References

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  1. ^ "Postal Code of Havelock Town (None) :: Mohanjith". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  2. ^ "Home". havelockcity.lk.
  3. ^ http://exploresrilanka.lk/2013/01/havelock-town-from-rubber-plantation-to-distinctive-suburb/
  4. ^ "Havelock Town". Wesley College. Retrieved 22 December 2017. Our Primary School which is situated in Havelock Town comprises of nearly 750 students.