Grandpass

Not to be confused with Grand Pass (disambiguation).

Grandpass ග්‍රන්ඩ්පාස් பாலத்துறை
Suburb
Grandpass
Coordinates: 6°56′51″N 79°52′29″E / 6.94750°N 79.87472°E / 6.94750; 79.87472Coordinates: 6°56′51″N 79°52′29″E / 6.94750°N 79.87472°E / 6.94750; 79.87472
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code	01400 ^[1]

Grandpass is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of an area known as Colombo 14.

History

During the Portuguese administration in Sri Lanka, the area was named Grande Passo. The name was anglicised during the British administration to become Grandpass. It was also known as Groote Pas, Pas Nacollegam and Pas van Goensdorp to the Dutch people. ^[2]

Bloemendhal

Peliyagoda

Kotahena

Grandpass

Maligawatta

Dematagoda

References

Suburbs of Colombo

Colombo Inner	Bambalapitiya Bloemendhal Borella Cinnamon Gardens Dematagoda Fort (Colombo) Grandpass Havelock Town Hultsdorf Kirilapone Kollupitiya Kotahena Kohuwala Madampitiya Maligawatta Maradana Mattakkuliya Modara Narahenpita Pamankada Panchikawatte Pettah Slave Island Union Place Welikada Wellawatte

Sri J'pura-Kotte	Ethul Kotte Nawala Nugegoda Pita Kotte Rajagiriya Welikada

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Attidiya Dehiwala Kalubowila Kohuwala Mount-Lavinia Nedimala Ratmalana

Colombo Outer	Battaramulla Batuwatta Boralesgamuwa Dalugama Ekala Homagama Hokandara Ja-Ela Kadawatha Kaduwela Kandana Kiribathgoda Kolonnawa Koswatte Kotikawatta Kottawa Maharagama Malabe Moratuwa Pannipitiya Peliyagoda Piliyandala Ragama Thalawathugoda Wattala Wickramasinhapura

Main Article: Colombo

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