Havelock Town Explained

Havelock Town
Native Name:තිඹිරිගස්යාය
ஹெவ்லொக் நகரம்
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka Colombo District
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombo District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Western Province
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Colombo District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:6.8794°N 79.8653°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postal Code of Havelock Town (None) :: Mohanjith . 2009-03-24 . 2009-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090119000008/http://mohanjith.net/postal_codes/western/colombo/00500-havelock-town.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Home . havelockcity.lk.
  3. http://exploresrilanka.lk/2013/01/havelock-town-from-rubber-plantation-to-distinctive-suburb/
  4. Web site: Havelock Town . . Wesley College . 22 December 2017 . Our Primary School which is situated in Havelock Town nearly 750 students..