Moratuwa
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| Province : | Western province | ||
| District : | Colombo | ||
| Residents: | 168,280 (2012) | ||
With 168,280 inhabitants (2012), Moratuwa is the third largest city in Sri Lanka after Colombo and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia . It is located in the Western Province , south of the capital Colombo, directly on the Indian Ocean . The University of Moratuwa, founded in 1966 with around 4,000 students, is one of the best technical universities in the country.
Sons and daughters
- Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando (* 1945), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Badulla
- Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (* 1958), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Chilaw
- Vincent Peiris (* 1941), Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop emeritus in Colombo
- Florence Senanayake (born Mendis, 1903–1988), first member of the Ceylon parliament