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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Borella
| native_name = බොරැල්ල (''Borælla'')<br /> பொறளை (''Poṟaḷai'')
| settlement_type = [[Suburb]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Western Province, Sri Lanka|Western Province]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Colombo District]]
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| postal_code = 00800 <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mohanjith.net/postal_codes/western/colombo/00800-borella.html |title=Borella Post Office - Sri Lanka Postal Codes - Mohanjith |access-date=2009-03-15 |archive-date=2014-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222232833/https://mohanjith.net/postal_codes/western/colombo/00800-borella.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Borella''' is the largest suburb in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] represented by divisional code 8.
==Demographic==
[[File:CPA IMG 4915 (15090880950).jpg|thumb|right|Sirisara Uyana Housing Scheme in Borella]]
Borella is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic area. The major ethnic communities in Borella are [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] and [[Tamils]]. There are also various other minorities, such as [[Burgher People|Burghers]], [[Sri Lankan Moors]] and others. Religions include [[Buddhism]], [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Christianity]] and various other religions and beliefs to a lesser extent.
==History==
The history of the settlement of Borella is dated from the 15th century as a village situated along a cart-track from the port of Colombo to Kotte. A Borella municipal market was built in 1910.<ref>http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123/9841/chapter%201.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Borella was also a terminus of the historical defunct [[Trams in Colombo|Colombo tramway]] system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyofceylontea.com/ceylon-publications/feature-articles/colombo-tramways.html|title=COLOMBO TRAMWAYS - DOWN MEMORY LANE &#124; History of Ceylon}}</ref> During the [[Black July]] riots in 1983, various properties in Borella were damaged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/black-july-sri-lanka/|title = Black July&#124; Sri Lanka|date = 29 August 2017}}</ref>
==Sports venues==
*[[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium]] also known as P. Sara Oval and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.
* [[Royal Colombo Golf Club]] (also known as Ridgeway Links). Founded in 1879 it is the oldest in the country and one of the oldest in Asia.
==Schools==
* Sunrise International Preschool
* [[Wesley College, Colombo|Wesley College]]
* Bandaranayake Vidyalaya
* [[Carey College, Borella]]
* [[Devi Balika Vidyalaya]]
* C. W. W. Kannangara Vidyalaya
* Susamaya Wardana Maha Vidyalaya
* Rathnawali Balika Maha Vidyalaya
* Colombo Overseas School
* Gateway International School
* Oxford  Overseas School
==Diplomatic missions==
* Consulate of the Republic of [[Zambia]]
* Embassy of [[Turkey]]
* Embassy of [[Afghanistan]]
* Consulate of [[Benin]]
==Cemetery==
{{Main|Kanatte Cemetery}}
Colombo's main burial ground and crematorium, [[Kanatte Cemetery]], is located in Borella. It is situated at the intersection of Narahenpita Road (Elvitigala Mawatha), Bullers Road (Bauddhaloka Mawatha), and Baseline Road (D. S. Senanayake Mawtha) at a large traffic circle. The cemetery was established in 1840 and includes a section dedicated for those who died during World War I and II.
{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| Centre = Borella
| North = [[Dematagoda]]
| Northeast = [[Welikada]]
| East = [[Rajagiriya]]
| Southeast = [[Nawala]]
| South= [[Narahenpita]]
| Southwest = [[Narahenpita]]
| Northwest = [[Maradana]]
| West = [[Cinnamon Gardens]]
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==References==
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{{Suburbs of Colombo}}
{{portal|Schools}}
[[Category:Districts of Colombo]]
[[Category:Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka]]
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