Kesbewa

Place in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kesbewa කැස්බැව கெஸ்பேவா
6°47′43″N 79°56′19″E / 6.79528°N 79.93861°E / 6.79528; 79.93861
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Area
• Total	50.39 ^[1] km² (19.46 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	243,842 ^[1]
• Density	3,488/km² (9,030/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30

Kesbewa (Sinhala: කැස්බැව, Tamil: கெஸ்பேவா) is a suburb town of the city of Colombo, in Sri Lanka, situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) south of Colombo. It is one of the relatively more populated suburbs located in the Colombo District of the Western Province and it is surrounded by the other suburbs of Moratuwa, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Bandaragama and Kahathuduwa. The Kesbewa Urban Council is located in Piliyandala.

Transport

Roads

Two major roads run through Kesbewa; the road connecting Colombo and Horana, known as the 120 bus route, and the road connecting Mount Lavinia and Kottawa (the 255 bus route). In addition, a new bypass road named the "Piliyandala Bypass Road" was built in 2015 connecting Piliyandala and Kesbewa Junction. The beaches of Mount Lavinia are a 15-30 minute drive away from Piliyandala.There are other bus routes from Maharagama to Piliyandala, and Bandaragama to Pilyandala (the 162 bus route).

References

^ ^a ^b MONITORING THE EFFECTS OF URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ON RUNOFF AND INFILTRATION OF STORM WATER IN KESBEWA URBAN COUNCIL, SRI LANKA (PDF) (Report). RUAF Foundation. 2012.