Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Matara,_Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Esala_Festival
gptkb:Matara_Perahera
gptkbp:areaCode 041
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:distanceFromColombo 160 km
gptkbp:district gptkb:Matara_District
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Matara_Municipal_Council
gptkbp:historicalEvent Dutch colonial period
Portuguese colonial period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Weherahena_Temple
gptkb:Matara_Fort
gptkb:Polhena_Beach
gptkb:Star_Fort
gptkbp:latitude 5.9486
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Indian_Ocean
southern coast of Sri Lanka
gptkbp:longitude 80.5353
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Ranjith_Yasaratne
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kularatne_Gunasekera
gptkb:W._D._Amaradeva
gptkb:D._A._Rajapaksa
gptkbp:population approximately 76,000 (2021 estimate)
gptkbp:postalCode 81000
gptkbp:province gptkb:Southern_Province
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:river gptkb:Nilwala_River
gptkbp:sport gptkb:cricket
gptkb:football
rugby
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Standard_Time
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:A2_Highway
gptkb:Matara_Railway_Station
gptkb:Southern_Expressway
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Kobe,_Japan
gptkb:Reading,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:university gptkb:University_of_Ruhuna
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Matara_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7