Mabola or Mabole is a town and Urban Council in Gampaha District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.[1] With Wattala it forms Wattala–Mabola urban council. It is located in Negombo road and it is the route for travel to Bandaranaike International Airport. The newly constructed, Sri Lanka's second E Class highway, Colombo - Katunayake Expressway E03 crosses to the seaside through Mabola.

Mabola
Mabola is located in Sri Lanka
Mabola
Mabola
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°00′0″N 79°54′0″E / 7.00000°N 79.90000°E / 7.00000; 79.90000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictGampaha District
ZoneKelaniya
Police DivisionWattala
Population
 (2001)
 • Total29,880
Time zone+5.30

Education

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Sinhala medium schools in Mabola are St.Mary's Maha Vidyalaya and Sri Siddhartha Maha Vidyalaya. There is only one Tamil medium Muslim school, Al-Asraff Maha Vidyalaya. Rawlathus Saliheen Ahadiya School is conducted in Mabola& Al- Asraff Ahadiya School

Religious Sites

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  • Mabola Jum'ah Mosque
  • St. Mary's Church
  • Welikadamulla Temple

References

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  1. ^ "Mabole". Maplandia World Gazetteer. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

7°00′00″N 79°54′00″E / 7.00000°N 79.90000°E / 7.00000; 79.90000