Nonstop Busy City of Sri Lanka

Colombo (/kəˈlʌmboʊ/; Sinhalese: කොළඹ, translit. Kolamba, articulated [ˈkəlɐmbɞ]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, translit. Koḻumpu, articulated [koɻumbu]) is the business capital and biggest city of Sri Lanka. As indicated by the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan region has a populace of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city appropriate. It is the money related focal point of the island and a prominent vacationer goal. It is situated on the west shoreline of the island and nearby the Greater Colombo territory which incorporates Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is frequently alluded to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is inside the urban region of, and a suburb of, Colombo. It is likewise the authoritative capital of the Western Province and the region capital of Colombo District. Colombo is an occupied and lively place with a blend of current life and frontier structures and ruins.It was the administrative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982.

Because of its huge harbor and its key position along the East-West ocean exchange courses, Colombo was known to old merchants 2,000 years back. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was surrendered to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was held when the country ended up autonomous in 1948. In 1978, when authoritative capacities were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was assigned as the business capital of Sri Lanka.

In the same way as other urban communities, Colombo's urban zone expands well past the limits of a solitary nearby specialist, including other city and urban chambers, for example, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council, Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal Council, Kolonnawa Urban Council, Kaduwela Municipal Council and Kotikawatte Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha. The principle city is home to a lion's share of Sri Lanka's corporate workplaces, eateries and amusement venues.Famous tourist spots in Colombo incorporate Galle Face Green, Viharamahadevi Park, Beira Lake, Colombo Racecourse, Planetarium, University of Colombo, Mount Lavinia shoreline, Nelum Pokuna Theater, Colombo Lotus Tower just as the National Museum.