Malabe Explained

Official Name:Malabe
Native Name:මාළබේ
மாலபே
Settlement Type:Suburb
Motto:The Cyber suburb of Colombo
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Coordinates:6.9036°N 79.9547°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Western Province
Subdivision Name2:Colombo District
Established Title:Established
Elevation M:28
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:10115 [1]
Timezone:SLT
Utc Offset:+5:30

Malabe (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මාළබේ, Tamil: மாலபே) is a suburb of Kaduwela in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road (Kaduwela Road) about 10km (10miles) away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a crucial economic centre in Colombo.

Etymology

The name ‘Malabe’, is believed to be derived from the classical Sinhala name Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහ ලැහැඹ Maha Lahamba, meaning "the large forest".

Industries

Malabe is the home to the MillenniumIT (known as Millennium Information Technologies or MIT), a Sri Lankan-based information technology firm that specialises in electronic trading systems and a fully owned technology business sector of London Stock Exchange Group, SPAR.

Education

There is a number of state and private schools in Malabe and there are several private degree-awarding institutes.

Private Higher Education Institutes

Schools

Demographics

Malabe is a Sinhala majority area; there are minor communities belonging to other ethnic groups, such as Moors and Tamils. Malabe has some Buddhist religious places of the Sinhalese belonging to the Theravada school which includes the local branch of the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery

Transportation

New Kandy Road from Ethul Kotte to Balummahara via Malabe, Kaduwela, Weliweriya and extending to Kandy along A1 highway.

Other means

Suburbs

Notes and References

  1. http://mohanjith.net/postal_codes/western/colombo/10115-malabe.html