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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Kurunegala is a city and human settlement located in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the capital of both the Kurunegala District and the North Western Province. The city has a population of 28,571 and covers an area of 11 square units. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 116 meters in some sources and 146 meters in others. Kurunegala is a member of the League of Historical Cities and is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
The local dialing code for the city is 037, and it operates in the UTC+05:30 time zone. Native labels for the place include කුරුණෑගල, Kuruṇǣgala, குருணாகல், and Kuruṇākal. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 24.07 degrees, humidity at 91 percent, pressure at 1011, and wind speed of 2.15.
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- 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
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sumedha Arunashantha
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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Travel guide
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Laksal - Janakala kendraya, Kandy Rd Seylin Handlooms - Colombo Rd, Vanduragala, Kurunegala
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Kandy is 42 km from Kurunegala. The journey takes about 40 minutes by car along the Kurunegala-Kandy highway. Public/private buses to Kandy operate from the Kurunegala Central Bus Stand located in the middle of the city. Dambulla is reachable within an hour by car from Kurunegala, 52km away. Public and private buses also ply this route.
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kurunegala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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