Havelock Town

Suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Havelock Town තිඹිරිගස්යාය ஹெவ்லொக் நகரம்
Suburb
Residential buildings in Havelock City
6°52′46″N 79°51′55″E / 6.87944°N 79.86528°E / 6.87944; 79.86528
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	00500 ^[1]

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.^[2]

It is named after Arthur Havelock who served as the British governor of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895.^[3]

Schools

Hindu College, Colombo
Isipathana College
Lumbini Vidyalaya
Royal Institute, Havelock
St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya
Wesley College, Colombo Primary School ^[4]
Royal Institute International School
St. Peter's College
Ramanathan Hindu Ladies College

Diplomatic missions

Consulate of Serbia
Embassy of Italy
Embassy of Cuba
Consulate of Sweden
Consulate of Ukraine

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.
^ http://exploresrilanka.lk/2013/01/havelock-town-from-rubber-plantation-to-distinctive-suburb/
^ "Havelock Town". Wesley College. Retrieved 22 December 2017. Our Primary School which is situated in Havelock Town comprises of nearly 750 students.