Havelock Town
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.
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The Havelock Towers seen from Kirulapone.
It is named after Arthur Havelock who served as the British governor of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895.
Schools
- Isipathana College
- Hindu College, Colombo
- Visakha Vidyalaya
- Lumbini Vidyalaya
- Wesley College Primary School
- Royal Institute International School
Diplomatic missions
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Places of interest
- Isipathanaramaya Temple
- Edward Henry Pedris Grounds (Havelock Grounds)
- Edward Henry Pedris Children's Library
- Edward Henry Pedris Park
- Havelock Park
References
- ^ "Postal Code of Havelock Town (None) :: Mohanjith". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Home". havelockcity.lk.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Havelock Town". Wesley College. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
Our Primary School which is situated in Havelock Town comprises of nearly 750 students.