Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. It is also linked to Makola by road. Sinhalese ethnicity is the largest demographic in Kiribathgoda with a majority of Sinhalese belonging to Buddhism, and a significant minority belonging to Christianity.