Colombo, Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colombo,_Sri_Lanka

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport	Bandaranaike International Airport (nearby)
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Colombo_Fashion_Week gptkb:Colombo_International_Book_Fair gptkb:Navam_Perahera
gptkbp:area	37.31 km²
gptkbp:areaCode	011
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:climate	tropical rainforest climate
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Rupee_(LKR)
gptkbp:demonym	gptkb:Colombian
gptkbp:elevation	1 m
gptkbp:founded	5th century CE (as a port)
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Colombo_Municipal_Council
gptkbp:hasHarbor	gptkb:Colombo_Harbour
gptkbp:historicalEvent	British colonial capital (from 1815) Dutch control (17th century) Independence celebrations (1948) Portuguese control (16th century)
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Port_of_Colombo
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	gptkb:LKCMB LK-11
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mainRiver	gptkb:Kelani_River
gptkbp:mayor	Rosy Senanayake (as of 2024)
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Colombo_Stock_Exchange gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Cricket_Headquarters gptkb:National_Museum_of_Colombo gptkb:Royal_College_Colombo gptkb:University_of_Colombo
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Colombo_National_Museum gptkb:Beira_Lake gptkb:Colombo_Lotus_Tower gptkb:Galle_Face_Green gptkb:Gangaramaya_Temple gptkb:Independence_Memorial_Hall gptkb:Old_Parliament_Building
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Tamil gptkb:Sinhala English
gptkbp:population	over 750,000 (city proper) over 5 million (metropolitan area)
gptkbp:postalCode	00100
gptkbp:sportsTeam	gptkb:Colombo_FC gptkb:Colombo_Kings gptkb:R._Premadasa_Stadium gptkb:Sugathadasa_Stadium
gptkbp:timezone	Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
gptkbp:twinCity	gptkb:Islamabad,_Pakistan gptkb:Birmingham,_United_Kingdom gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia gptkb:Moscow,_Russia gptkb:Shanghai,_China gptkb:Suwon,_South_Korea gptkb:Jakarta,_Indonesia gptkb:Kolkata,_India gptkb:Kuwait_City,_Kuwait gptkb:Port_Louis,_Mauritius
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode	gptkb:WP
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke gptkb:Danbury,_Connecticut gptkb:Sir_Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Colombo, Sri Lanka