Mirigama
Mirigama
මීරිගම மீரிகம | |
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| Coordinates: 7°14′29″N 80°7′57″E / 7.24139°N 80.13250°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| District | Gampaha District, Sri Lanka |
Mirigama (also spelled Meerigama) (Sinhala: මීරිගම; Tamil: மீரிகம) is a suburb in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is located 57 km (35 mi) from Colombo, 46 km (29 mi) from Kurunegala and 34 km (21 mi) from Negombo.
Mirigama is the hometown of Sri Lanka's first Prime Minister, D. S. Senanayake and former speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya.
The Central Expressway (under construction as of June 2018) includes two interchanges serving Mirigama: Mirigama North and Mirigama South.