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Battaramulla has always been an adjunct to Kotte, which lay on the opposite side of the Diyawanna Oya. At the time of the Kotte kingdom, the cooks at the royal palace would travel there daily by ferry across the Diyawanna Oya. The place they embarked was called bat-tota-mulla ('cooked rice-landing-corner', 'cooked rice' being a synonym for a meal), which became 'Battaramulla'. Kotiyagoda, a suburb of Battaramulla, derived its name from kotuwe-egoda ('the shore opposite the fortress'). This pattern was followed when the Parliament was shifted to the Doowa island in Kotte, several government offices being set up in Battaramulla thereafter. The Battaramulla, Pelawatte, Koswatte and Kalapaluwawa areas, which comprise Battaramulla, which was previously governed by a separate municipal structure, the Battaramulla Town Council. It was dissolved and the area is now administered by the Kaduwela Pradeshya Sabha. The Thalawathugoda, Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte and Malabe cities mark the borders of Battaramulla . A notable expatriate population and high class people live in Battaramula. Relocated at Bataramulla from its previous site in Colombo 02 is the Oldest International school catering exclusively to the expatriate community and a few select nationals; The Overseas School of Colombo (formerly the Overseas Children's School). The area is also home to numerous Ministries, Government departments and boards. Golf is a pastime that has increased in popularity. The Waters Edge Country Club is an 11-hole golf course located at Battaramulla. Its infrastructure includes: Restaurant/dining room/ballroom/conference hall, driving range with 20 bays - 300 metres in length and floodlit for practice at night, chip and putt area with bunkers, swimming pool, spa, gym, games arcade, beauty salon and a Karaoke lounge. |
