Yagoda, Sri Lanka

Yagoda යාගොඩ
Town
Yagoda
Coordinates: 7°4′14″N 79°58′8″E / 7.07056°N 79.96889°E / 7.07056; 79.96889Coordinates: 7°4′14″N 79°58′8″E / 7.07056°N 79.96889°E / 7.07056; 79.96889
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)

Yagoda (Sinhalese: යාගොඩ) is a small town situated approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from Gampaha and 21 km (13 mi) to the north-east of Colombo. It falls within the Gampaha Electorate.

Transport

Yagoda is the 14th railway station from Colombo Fort on the Main Line, which links Colombo and Kandy.^[1]

Notable individuals

Maithripala Sirisena (7th President of Sri Lanka) - birthplace

References

↑ "Station Details in Main Line". Sri Lanka Railways. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

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