Colombo, Sri Lanka

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colombo, Sri Lanka
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:Shehan_Karunatilaka
gptkb:WSO2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4