University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (also known as Jayawardhanapura University or USJ; Sinhala: ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්යාලය, romanized: Çri Jayawardhanapura Wishwawidyala, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the country's administrative capital. It was formed in 1958 from the Vidyodaya Pirivena, a Buddhist educational centre which was founded in 1873 by Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera.
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 6.8530555555556 ° | E 79.903888888889 ° |
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10290 , Raththanapitiya
Western Province, Sri Lanka
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