District of Kaluthara is located in western province in Sri Lanka, bordering Colombo ,
Ratnapura, Galle Districts and the sea. This district covers the areas of 1606 sq Km and consists of 14 divisional secretariats.
The main economic cultivations in this district are rubber and paddy. Due to its location by the sea, there are many tourist hotels located in the sea belt. Many start class hotels can be seen in Wadduwa, Waskaduwa, Beruwala and Aluthgama towns.
Galla road is the main transport route in the district and the costal railway line runs parallel to that.
Southern highway makes easy access to the some of the inner cities of the Kaluthara district.
The city of Kaluthara is the main city in this district. The famous Kaluthra bodhiya located in this town by the Kaluganga.