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Royal College, Colombo

Government-run national boys’ school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1835 as Colombo Academy.
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Royal College, Colombo

Summary

Royal College, Colombo is a selective school[1]. It draws 406 Wikipedia views per month (selective_school category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal College, Colombo is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].
  • Royal College, Colombo's instance of is recorded as selective school[4].
  • Royal College, Colombo's founder is recorded as Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet[5].
  • Royal College, Colombo's Commons category is recorded as Royal College, Colombo[6].
  • January 1, 1835 marks the founding of Royal College, Colombo[7].
  • Royal College, Colombo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.90444444, 'lon': 79.86111111}[8].
  • Royal College, Colombo's official website is recorded as http://www.royalcollege.lk/[9].
  • Royal College, Colombo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal College, Colombo[10].
  • Royal College, Colombo's motto is recorded as Learn Or Depart[11].
  • Royal College, Colombo's owner of is recorded as Navarangahala[12].
  • Royal College, Colombo's owner of is recorded as Royal College Sports Complex[13].
  • Royal College, Colombo's category for alumni of educational institution is recorded as Category:Alumni of Royal College, Colombo[14].

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Founding

Royal College, Colombo's founder is recorded as Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet[5]. January 1, 1835 marks the founding of it[7].

Why It Matters

Royal College, Colombo draws 406 Wikipedia views per month (selective_school category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14538 → 00045
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  2. 9d ago · Madamebiblio · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Government-run national boys’ school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1835 as C
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  3. 9d ago · SonalDahanayaka · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1835-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Royal College, Colombo
    Instance of → —
    Category for alumni of educational institution → Category:Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
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