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Dehiwala Mount Lavinia (; ), population 245,974 (2012), is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, covering It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council area and is separated from it by the Dehiwala canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC. Its southern limits lie in Borupana Road and the eastern boundary is Weras Ganga with its canal system and it includes some areas to its east (Pepiliyana, Gangodawila and Kohuwala). This town has experienced extensive population growth and rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in recent years. It is home to Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens, which remains one of Asia's largest. Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila and Colombo Airport, Ratmalana are some important landmarks in this area. Dehiwela Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte being two large suburban centres of the city of Colombo function together as one large urban agglomeration in the Region (Western Province). The overspill from the City in residential and commercial uses of land has rapidly urbanised these suburban centres. Dehiwela Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenpaura along with Colombo Municipal Council form the most urbanised part of the core area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region. Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia lie along the Galle Road artery, which runs along the coast to the south of the country.

Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipality area is a multi religious, multi ethnic, multi cultural city. Religious & Ethnic Identification in Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipality area Denomination 2012 PercentageReligionBuddhist 111,330 60.84%Islam 29,928 16.35%Hindu 15,978 8.73%Roman Catholic 12,726 6.95%Other Christian 8,250 4.51%Other 4,784 2.61%Total 182,996 100.00%EthnicitySinhalese 128,363 70.15%Sri Lankan Moor 26,875 14.69%Sri Lankan Tamil 20,769
11.35%Burgher 2,609 1.43%Indian Tamil 2,095 1.14%Malay 1,102 0.60%Other964 0.53%Sri Lankan Chetty 139 0.08%Baratha 80 0.04%Total182,996
100.00%

Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Bellanwila, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Located around 12 km south of Colombo, near Dehiwala–Maharagama road, the temple attracts hundreds of devotees daily and is famous for its annual Esala Perehera festival which usually takes place in the month of August or September. One of the most venerated Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. Nawa Polonnaru Gal Viharaya – Kanumuldeniye Sri Dharmashoka Thero, the construction of replicas of all the statues of the Gal Viharaya, Polonnaruwa that started in 1982, has now been completed. The opening of the Samadhi Buddha statue coincides with the 2600 Sambuddhatwa Jayanthi celebrations. Those Buddha statues are constructed at the Nawa Polonnaru Gal Viahraya, Dehiwala following the original scale of the statue at the Gal Viharaya, Polonnaruwa and were declared open by Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Sri Venkateshwara MAHA Vishnu Moorthy Kovil is next to Nedimala and is located in Dehiwala. Sri Anjaneyar Kovil is located in the Dehiwala Mount Lavinia area of Colombo. It is about 30–45 minutess from the main area of Colombo. Sri Muthumari Amman Thiru Kovil, Abeysekara Rd Dehiwala Mount Lavinia, Total distance main road from to Kovil 802.89 m

St. Mary's Church – On September 13, 1834, six Catholic laymen from the congregation of St. Sylvester's church, now St. Anthony's Church, Galkissa came to Dehiwala in search of a piece of land to build a church. A devout Catholic, Muhandiram B. Bastian Mendis gifted them half an acre of land. The foundation stone was laid and on February 4, 1835 the church was consecrated to Our Lady of Good Voyage, says one of the Jubilee Secretaries Nigel de Lile. Christ Church, Galkissa – According to the historian Valentyn, the earliest reference to a church in Galkissa is in 1705 when there was a pretty good church, roofed with tiles and built upon 10 masonry and 20 stone pillars, taken from the heathen temple of Pepiliyana with a wall of clay three and a half feet high. With the main entrance from Galle Road, when the Rev. Felix Dias Abeysinghe was vicar, the main door of the church was opened, never to be closed again on 6 June 1959, and Christ Church, Galkissa became the “Church of the open door.”

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka (also called Colombo Zoo or Dehiwala Zoo) is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. Its sprawling areas are host to a variety of animals and birds. The zoo exhibits animals but also places an emphasis on animal conservation and welfare, and education. Mount Lavinia Beach is Sri Lanka's main sea bathing spot. Here, depending on season, the waves can be swimmable and it is host to some amazing sunsets. The waters are swimmable only at certain times of the year and can be very rough, with undertow. From there you can cross the rail tracks, past the three legged dog and Golden Mile restaurant, and you're on the beach. Among the things that are sold there are swimsuits, inflatable balls, sour mango, and manioca chips. The strip also boasts high end restaurants like Lavinia Breeze, Long Feng, Steamboat, Belize, etc. The Sri Lanka Air Force Museum (SLAF Museum) is the museum of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and its predecessor, the Royal Ceylon Air Force. Open to the public, the museum is at the SLAF Ratmalana and is maintained by the Sri Lanka Air Force. Notable items include the medals and sword of Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara, the first Ceylonese Commander of the Air Force. The museum also has remnants of Japanese aircraft shot down over Ceylon during World War II and artifacts from the LTTE aircraft shot down during the Suicide Air Raid on Colombo. An Austin firefighting vehicle and a Shorland armoured car used by the Sri Lanka Air Force are exhibited as well. Attidiya Bird Sanctuary. Just outside Colombo lie the marshy lands of Attidiya Bird Sanctuary. Bordering the famous Bellanwila Buddhist Temple, the sanctuary has rich and diverse birdlife, despite its comparatively small area. The Attidiya Bird Sanctuary is well known for its migratory and endemic water birds, but is also a great place to watch butterflies.

Colombo has an extensive public transport system based on buses operated by both private operators and the government owned Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB). The primary bus terminals within the Dehiwala Mount Lavinia — Dehiwala Bus Terminal, Mount Lavinia Bus Terminal and Ratmalana Bus Terminal — handle local services.

There are three railway stations in Dehiwala Mount Lavinia: Dehiwala (12.0 kms from Colombo Fort), Mount Lavinia (14.2 kms) and Ratmalana (16.0 kms). Train transport in the city is limited since most trains are meant for transport to and from Colombo rather than within the city itself and are often overcrowded. Few express trains stop at Mount Lavinia Station. Dehiwala Mount Lavinia is situated on the Coastal Line of Sri Lanka Railways, which runs from Colombo towards Matara.

Ratmalana Airport is the city's airport, located 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the Colombo city centre and 2 km from Dehiwala junction. It commenced operating in 1935 and was the country's first international airport until it was replaced by Bandaranaike Airport in 1967. Ratmalana Airport now primarily services domestic flights, aviation training and international corporate flights.

Other means of transport include the taxis. These cab services are run by private companies and are metered.

Education institutions in Colombo have a long history. Dehiwala Mount Lavinia has many of the most prominent public schools in the country, some of them government owned and others private. Certain urban schools of Sri Lanka have some religious alignment; this is partly due to the influence of the British, who established Christian missionary schools. Colombo has many International Schools that have come up in the recent years.