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948:"Sri Lanka"
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179:Population
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193:Time zone
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90:80°6′37″E
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587:See also
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140:District
128:Province
87:6°8′50″N
29:හික්කඩුව
1471:also a
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1298:Gampola
1198:Gampaha
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1083:Colombo
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526:Coastal
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