Kurana, Sri Lanka

Kurana is a village in the city of Negombo, close to Katunayake in the island of Sri Lanka. It is on the Katunayake-Colombo road and is located a few miles from the Bandaranaike International Airport. People living in Kurana belong to various nationalities and religions.

Rev. John Simon de Silva (1868-1940), the Methodist clergyman, temperance activist, journalist and nationalist was born in this village.

Vernon Corea's father, Reverend Canon Ivan Corea was a curate at St. Phillips Church in Kurana, Katunayake at the time of his birth in 1927.

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    Coordinates: 7°11′N 79°52′E / 7.183°N 79.867°E / 7.183; 79.867


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