Dharga Town

Dharga Town දර්ගා නගරය தர்கா நகரம்
A Shrine at Dharga Town
Dharga Town Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°26′45″N 80°00′09″E / 6.44583°N 80.00250°E / 6.44583; 80.00250Coordinates: 6°26′45″N 80°00′09″E / 6.44583°N 80.00250°E / 6.44583; 80.00250
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Kalutara District
Population (2012)
• Total	20,540
Time zone	SLST (UTC+05:30)
Postal code	12090
Area code(s)	034

Dharga Town (Sinhala:දර්ගා නගරය Tamil: தர்கா நகரம் ) is a town located in Kalutara District, Western Province,^[1] Sri Lanka.^[2] Dharga Town is close to Aluthgama and the tourist town Bentota.

Schools

Government Schools

• KL-Al Hambra Maha Vidyalaya^[3]
• KL-Aluthgamveediya Muslims Ladies School
• KL-Pathirajagoda Preliminary School
• KL-Zahira College

International Schools

• Alif International School
• Bambridge International School

Training Institute

• National College Of Education (Training College)^[4][5]

Arabic College

• Muayyidul Islam Arabic College
• Ilharulislam Arabic College
• AN Nahla Arabic College

Population

A Vast Majority of Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Muslims and Tamils Make the Population of 20540 (Including Seenawatha 765-A and Welipitiya 768-A)^[6]

Religious Places

Buddhist Temples

1. Kurundhuwaththa Buddhist Temple
2. Aluthgama Kande Wiharaya (Mountain Temple)
3. Pathirajagoda Temple

Mosques

1. Mohideen Jumma Masjid (Periya Palli)
2. Meera Masjid (Theru Palli)^[7]
3. Darul Huda (Thowheed Palli)
4. Meeripenna Jummah Mosque.
5. Welipity Jummah Masjid
6. Masjid ul Noor (Marikkar Street)
7. Masjid ul Rahman - Jummah Masjid (Marikkar Street)

Sports Clubs

Soccer Clubs

• Zaviya Sports Club^[8]
• Young Men's Sports Club (YMSC)^[8][9]
• United Sports Club
• Super Star Sport Club
• Liverpool Sport club

Cricket Clubs

• Ceylonian Cricket Club
• Ez Cricket Club

References

1. ↑ List of towns in Western Province, Sri Lanka
2. ↑ "Mycities.co - Dharga Town (Sri Lanka - Western) - Visit the city, map and weather". mycities.co. Retrieved 21 July 2015. 
3. ↑ "Schools in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
4. ↑ "College of Education (Training College)". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 21 July 2015. 
5. ↑ Danishka Navin. "Danishka's Diary". danishkanavin.blogspot.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015. 
6. ↑ DS Web Manager. "Beruwala Divisional Secretariat - Statistical Information - Page 2". ds.gov.lk. Retrieved 21 July 2015. 
7. ↑ "Meera Jumma Masjid in Dharga Town, Western Province - salatomatic.com: your guide to mosques & Islamic schools". salatomatic.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015. 
8. 1 2 "YMSC Veterans win Kalutara sports". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 21 July 2015. 
9. ↑ http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/08/09/spo07.asp