Koggala
Sign in to saveKoggala (; ) is a small coastal town, situated at the edge of a lagoon on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Koggala is bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by a large lake, Koggala Lake, into which the numerous tributaries of the Koggala Oya drain. It is approximately south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above sea level.
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Place details
- Locality
- Habaraduwa
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Koggala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Koggala.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Near Koggala beach
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- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Galle District
- Elevation
- +0
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Koggala.JPG
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Koggala (; ) is a small coastal town, situated at the edge of a lagoon on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Koggala is bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by a large lake, Koggala Lake, into which the numerous tributaries of the Koggala Oya drain. It is approximately south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above sea level.
==History== Koggala has one of the longest beaches in Sri Lanka, and is located in close proximity to the popular tourist resort of Unawatuna, Koggala in comparison is relatively uncluttered as a tourist destination and mostly unexplored.