Ja-Ela

Ja-Ela ජා-ඇල ஜா-எல
Suburb
A Stretch of the Ja-Ela town through the culverts of Negombo-Colombo Road A Stretch of the Ja-Ela town through the culverts of Negombo-Colombo Road
Ja-Ela
Coordinates:
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
Area code(s)	011

Ja-Ela is a large suburb of Colombo city approximately 20 km north of Colombo city centre Fort, Sri Lanka.Ja-Ela lies on the A3 road which overlaps with the Airport Expressway at the Ja-Ela Junction.

Local Government Council

Ja-Ela belongs to the Ja-Ela Urban Council.

Economy

The economy in Ja-Ela consists of commercial enterprises, office and industrial employment.

Shopping malls

• KZone Ja-Ela
• Realty Plaza Ja-Ela

Movie Theaters

• Cinemax
• Rathnawalie
• Vista Lite

Transport

This suburb is situated on the main road A3, between Colombo municipality and Negombo municipality. There is also a railway station in Ja-Ela on the Puttalam railway line via Negombo. Ja-Ela is situated very close to the Bandaranaike International Airport.There is also a bus stand in Ja-Ela which provides access to Colombo, Negombo, Gampaha, etc. The traffic issues at Ja-Ela have been reduced after the introduction of the E03, which serves an interchange at Ja-Ela.

Buses from Ja-Ela operate as

• Negombo- Ja-Ela
• Gampaha- Ja-Ela
• Colombo(Fort)- Ja-Ela
• Ragama- Ja-Ela
• Nittambuwa - Ja-Ela
• Ganemulla - Ja-Ela
• Raddolugama - Ja-Ela

Schools

• Mary Immaculate Convent
• Christ King College
• Jayanthi Vidyalaya
• St. Mary's College

References

• http://www.geonames.org/1242835/ja-ela.html