Katunayake

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Katunayake
Airport
Airport
Katunayake (Sri Lanka)
Katunayake
Katunayake
Coordinates: 7 ° 10 '  N , 79 ° 52'  E
State : Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka
Province : Western province
District : Gampaha
Residents: 60,915 (2012)
Post Code: 11420-11450

Katunayake ( Sinhala : කටුනායක , Tamil : கட்டுநாயக்க ) is a suburb of Negombo on the west coast of Sri Lanka about 30 km north of the capital Colombo . With almost 61,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest in the Gampaha district .

Here is the Bandaranaike International Airport is the largest international airport in the country, the seat of both SriLankan Airlines and 2001 (civil sector) and 2007 (military field) Attack of classified as a terrorist organization Tamil fighters LTTE was.

The so-called Export Promotion Zone is a free trade zone .

Four MiGs are stationed on the military base .

Web links

Wikivoyage: Katunayake  - travel guide