Rajeendra Prasad's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Because of its close proximity to the airport, it is the ideal place to stop and relax before you start exploring the rest of Sri Lanka. Or you could bid farewell to the amazing island by making Negombo your last stop before heading home and enjoy an array of beach activities, such as kite surfing, water skiing, etc.
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Negombo Beach
Because of its close proximity to the airport, it is the ideal place to stop and relax before you start exploring the rest of Sri Lanka. Or you could bid farewell to the amazing island by making Negombo your last stop before heading home and enjoy an array of beach activities, such as kite surfing, water skiing, etc.
Village of honeycombs - Negombo
The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corrupted name of its Tamil name Neerkolombu. The Sinhala name Migamuva means "Village of the honeycomb", gaining its name from a legend mentioned in Rajaveliya.
Negombo is a city on the west coast of Sri Lanka, north of the capital, Colombo. Near the waterfront, the remains of the 17th-century Dutch Fort now house a prison. Negombo Lagoon, lined with fishermen’s huts, feeds into the Dutch-era Hamilton Canal. The canal leads south to Colombo. Neoclassical St. Mary’s Church, completed in the 1920s, features a ceiling decorated with vivid religious paintings.
Weather: 27 °C, Wind S at 6 mph (10 km/h), 84% Humidity
Postal code: 11500
Province: Western Province
Area code: 031
Mayor: Dayan Lanza
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Negombo
The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corrupted name of its Tamil name Neerkolombu. The Sinhala name Migamuva means "Village of the honeycomb", gaining its name from a legend mentioned in Rajaveliya.
Negombo is a city on the west coast of Sri Lanka, north of the capital, Colombo. Near the waterfront, the remains of the 17th-century Dutch Fort now house a prison. Negombo Lagoon, lined with fishermen’s huts, feeds into the Dutch-era Hamilton Canal. The canal leads south to Colombo. Neoclassical St. Mary’s Church, completed in the 1920s, features a ceiling decorated with vivid religious paintings.
Weather: 27 °C, Wind S at 6 mph (10 km/h), 84% Humidity
Postal code: 11500
Province: Western Province
Area code: 031
Mayor: Dayan Lanza