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]