Mirigama
Mirigama is a suburb in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is located from Colombo, from Kurunegala and 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 includes two interchanges serving Mirigama: Mirigama North and Mirigama South.
Etymology
Mirigama is a derivation of mihiri-gama, meaning sweet place. According to local mythology, King Walagamba had heard his win against a local ruler when he was in the area, and named the village Mirigama, as that's where he heard the "sweet" news.Geography
The town is situated in a undulating plain with surrounding hills.Notable places
- SLAF Mirigama
- The Mirigama Super Race Track - national-level race track, in length.
- Sri Lanka Army Base, Ambepussa
Notable people
- D.S. Senanayake, 1st Prime Minister of Ceylon
- Karu Jayasuriya, MP, former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Mahendra Wijerathne, MP
- Udena Wijerathne, MP
- Dudley Senanayake, 2nd prime minister of Sri Lanka