Kurunegala
Sign in to saveKurunegala (, ; , ) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century. It is at the junction of several main roads linking to other important parts of the country. It is about from Colombo, from Kandy and from Matale.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kurunegala M.C. Limit
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 28,571
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kurunegala
- Settlement.official_name
- Kurunegala
- Settlement.native_name
- කුරුණෑගලகுருணாகல்
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_seal
- City of Kurunegala Coat of Arms.png
- Settlement.nicknames
- Ethugalpura (, meaning: City of the Elephant Rock) Hasthi Shailapura (, meaning: City of the Elephant Rock)
- Settlement.mapsize
- 225px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Kurunegala within Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- North Western Province
- Area
- +11
- Elevation
- +116
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- North Western Province
- Official website
- jaffna.mc.gov.lk/en/other_mc.php
- Image
- SL Kurunegala asv2020-01 img07.jpg
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Sites with archaeological significance
- Royal complex
- Kurunegala lake
- Kurunegala clock tower
- Geography and climate
- Geography
- Surrounding rock outcrops
- Climate
- Demographics
- Ethnicity according to Kurunegala DS area (2012)
- Language
- Religion
- Administration
- Transportation
- Central Expressway
- Economy
- Health care
- Education
- National schools
- Private/international schools
- Tertiary education
- Sports
- See also
- References
- External links
Kurunegala (, ; , ) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century. It is at the junction of several main roads linking to other important parts of the country. It is about from Colombo, from Kandy and from Matale.
Located at an altitude of above sea level, Kurunegala is surrounded by coconut plantations and rubber estates. There are eight very noticeable large rocks that encircle and dominate the city. Kurunegala's rocks rise from the plain below and have characteristic names, six of which come from the animals that they are imagined to represent. The largest among them is Ethagala or the "Elephant Rock" (though the translation is actually tusker), reaches . The shape of Ethagala resembles an elephant.