Kurunegala

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Kurunegala
Kurunegala (Sri Lanka)
Kurunegala
Kurunegala
Coordinates: 7 ° 29 '  N , 80 ° 22'  E
State : Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka
Province : Northwest Province
District : Kurunegala
Height: 116  m
Residents: 28,401 (2001)
Mayor: Nimal Silva
View of the city and lake from the Ethagala
View of the city and lake from the Ethagala

Kurunegala ( Sinhala : කුරුණෑගල) is the capital of the Northwest Province of Sri Lanka and the Kurunegala District . The city has a train station and several main roads that connect it with other major cities. Kurunegala is 94 km from Colombo and 42 km from Kandy and has a population of about 28,000.

population

Ethnicity number % of the total population
Sinhalese 20,874 73.66
Moors 4,452 15.71
Sri Lankan Tamils 2,221 7.84
Malays 349 1.23
Indian Tamils 249 0.88
Burgher 165 0.58
Other 27 0.09
total 28,401 100

Source: 2001 Census Data

languages

The most widely spoken languages ​​are Sinhala and Tamil .

religion

The Buddhism is widespread in Kurunegala most. In addition to Buddhism, the city is home to many other religions, such as Hinduism , Islam and Christianity . Well-known Buddhist temples in Kurunegala are the Athkanda Raja Maha Viharaya, the Bauddhaloka Viharaya, the Angangala Cave Temple and the Wilbawa Purana Viharaya. Hindu temples, mosques and churches are also found in abundance.

Climate table

Kurunegala
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.
 
 
62
 
31
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92
 
33
21st
 
 
138
 
35
22nd
 
 
262
 
34
24
 
 
194
 
32
24
 
 
156
 
31
24
 
 
114
 
31
24
 
 
93
 
31
24
 
 
159
 
32
24
 
 
359
 
31
23
 
 
327
 
31
22nd
 
 
139
 
30th
22nd
Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kurunegala
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.8 33.1 34.5 33.5 32.2 31.0 30.8 31.1 31.5 31.3 30.9 30.1 O 31.7
Min. Temperature (° C) 20.7 20.9 22.4 23.6 24.4 24.2 23.9 23.8 23.5 22.8 22.1 21.7 O 22.8
Temperature (° C) 25.7 27.0 28.4 28.6 28.3 27.6 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.0 26.5 25.9 O 27.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 62 92 138 262 194 156 114 93 159 359 327 139 Σ 2,095
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34.5
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23.6
32.2
24.4
31.0
24.2
30.8
23.9
31.1
23.8
31.5
23.5
31.3
22.8
30.9
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Source: missing

Web links

Commons : Kurunegala  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population by Ethnicity according to Urban Area (Provisional) . Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2009.