Mirigama


Mirigama is a town in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is located from Colombo, and from Negombo.
Mirigama is notable for being the hometown of Sri Lanka's first Prime Minister, D. S. Senanayake & the current speaker of the parliament Karu Jayasusuriya.

Economy

Mirigama is an economic hub in the region and is a popular shopping center. It also has a large number of businesses and public institutions, which results in a large population and a large number of people commuting to and from the city daily.

Transport

The city is located on the AB29, which connects the A1 Colombo - Kandy road with the B322 Ja-Ela - Kurunegala road. The B324 is one of the main roads that originate from the town. The city center is from the Bandaranaike International Airport. Mirigama Railway Station is a major railway station on the Main Line and has frequent rail connections to Colombo, Badulla, Hatton, Kandy, Maho, Polgahawela and Rambukkana among others. A regular train trip from Mirigama to Colombo takes approximately 1 hour 20 mins. An express train ride from Mirigama to Colombo roughly takes about 1 hour. The proposed electric rail system is expected to cut this time down to 25 mins.
The Central Expressway includes two interchanges serving Mirigama: Mirigama North and Mirigama South.

Places

Mirigama has been identified as one of the major industrialised towns in Sri Lanka from as far as the 1980s. This is primarily due to its location in a slightly hilly countryside, the presence of a BOI and an Industrial Zone and its proximity to the Bandaranayake International Airport. The factories as of January 2019 are;