Moratuwa is a large suburb of Colombo, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.
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13 Facts About Moratuwa
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Moratuwa is surrounded on three sides by water, except in the north of the city, by the Indian Ocean on the west, the Lake Bolgoda on the east and the Moratu river on the south.
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Moratuwa is the birthplace of Veera Puran Appu, a resistance fighter against British rule in Matale, the philanthropist Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and the musician Pandit W D Amaradeva.
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The name Moratuwa is derived from "Mura Atuwa" meaning sentry turret in Sinhalese which once existed at Kaldamulla.
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Industries in Moratuwa include the manufacture of furniture, rubber products, batteries, transformers, and wood handicrafts.
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University of Moratuwa, a leading technological university in South Asia is situated on the banks of the Bolgoda Lake in Katubedda, Moratuwa.
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Moratuwa is home to the oldest church dedicated to St Sebastian and the Holy Emmanuel Church, which was once the tallest building in Sri Lanka.
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Town has a famous theme song, Punsada paaya Moratuwa dillenna[1], which is a staple at most musical events held in Moratuwa.
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Moratuwa is famous for its notable cricket players, such as Duleep Mendis, Susil Fernando Roger Wijesuriya Ajantha Mendis, Amal Silva, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Prasanna Jayawardene, Angelo Perera, Kusal Mendis, Vishwa Fernando, Amila Aponso, Avishka Fernando, and Sadeera Samarawickrama.
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Moratuwa consisting of all ethnic and religious groups seen in Sri Lanka.
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Janasetha Kala Ketha, the public library of Moratuwa, has been awarded as The Best Public Library in Colombo district in the years 2012 and 2013 and as The Best Public Library in the Western Province of the Island in 2012.
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Main road transport link to Moratuwa is the Colombo-Galle Highway, which links the suburb from the north and south.
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Moratuwa is linked to the outside by four bridges, old Moratuwa Bridge at the town centre, New Galle Road Bridge at Modara, Kospalana Bridge and Borupana Road Bridge, all across the Bolgoda lake.
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