Battaramulla is an Urban Area under the administration of Kaduwela and is situated 8.4 km (5 mi) from the Colombo Fort, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the Colombo District, being home to the country's elite.

At the time of the Kotte Kingdom, the cooks at the royal palace would travel there daily by ferry across the Diyawanna Oya.

This pattern was followed when the Parliament was shifted to the Doowa island in Kotte, several government offices being set up in Battaramulla thereafter.

The invaders wanted to eliminate the name of the old village Battaramulla and mentioned the area as Thalangama in every legal document.

From Dehiwala town, which is located on the Colombo - Galle main road, Route 163 buses travel to Battaramulla.

From Panadura side, Route 17 - Kandy or Kurunegala buses travel to Battaramulla, and they come via Moratuwa, Rathmalana, Galkissa, Dehiwala, Nugegoda and Kotte.

Now the area facilitates home to numerous Ministries, Government departments and Administrative Boards being in close proximity to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

"Sethsiripaya" is an administrative building complex where a number of government offices have been established, located on the main street of the town.

The education department of Sri Lanka is also located in Pelawatta junction of this town and the building is called "Isurupaya".

Foreign Employment Bureau is another important government office and it is located at Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha.

Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) War Memorial, situated at the entrance of Battaramulla Fork Art Center.

Amaradeva Asapuwa (අමරදේව අසපුව/அமரதேவ மடாலயம்) is a music ashram, which is being built in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka in memory of one of the country's leading musicians, W. D.