Sri Jayawardenepura, town in western Sri Lanka, in Western Province, a suburb of Sri Lanka's commercial capital, Colombo. The administrative capital of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenepura is located in a low-lying, formerly marshy area. From 1415 until replaced by Colombo in 1565, Sri Jayawardenepura was the capital of a Sinhalese kingdom. Population (1990 estimate) 109,000.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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