Kegalle
| Kegalle | |||
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 15 ′ N , 80 ° 21 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Sri Lanka | ||
| Sabaragamuwa | |||
| District | Kegalle | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | LK-92 | ||
| Residents | 17,962 (2012) | ||
Kegalle ( Sinhala කෑගල්ල Kǣgalla ; Tamil கேகாலை Kēkālai ) is a city in the Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka . It is located on Highway A1 ( Kandy Road ) between Colombo and Kandy , about 78 kilometers from Colombo and 40 kilometers from Kandy. Kegalle is the capital of the district of the same name and has around 18,000 inhabitants (as of 2012).
Attractions
- Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (PEO)
- Asupini Ella waterfalls
sons and daughters of the town
- Edwin Wijeyratne (1889–1968), diplomat, member of the Ceylonese government and founding member of the United National Party (UNP)
- PBG Kalugalla (1920–2007), politician and member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
Web links
Commons : Kegalle - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Department of National Zoological Gardens, Maharagama , accessed December 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Asupini If Ella (Ahupini If Ella). In: AmazingLanka.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .