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Kegalle
Kegalle ( si, කෑගල්ල; ta, கேகாலை) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo–Kandy road, approximately from Colombo and from Kandy. It is the main town in the Kegalle District, which is one of two districts which comprise Sabaragamuwa Province. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Kegalle has an agricultural based economy and mainly produces rubber. The surrounding area produces graphite, precious stones and agricultural products such as rice. It is the nearest town to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, a major tourist attraction in the area, which is to the north-east. History The history of the area dates back to the stone age of Sri Lanka. According to evidence there had been a prosperous civilisation in Kegalle prior to 28,000 years. The caves of Beli lena, Dorawaka lena, Alu lena, Asmadala, Padavigampola, Batalegala, Lenagala, Ambala Kanda, Halamada, Heenatipana, Uthuwankanda, Beligala, Salawa, Y ...
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Kegalle District
Kegalle is a district in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. It was a former Dissavani of Sri Lanka. It covers an area of . The district has a population of 837,179 according to 2012 Census, which is approximately 4.0% of the total population of Sri Lanka. Physical information The District of Kegalle is situated in between the central highlands and western southern plains and has an enchanting environment. The height of the western region is above sea level while the eastern region exceeds . Rubber cultivation has stretched over most of the area of the District and minor export crops from the district include coffee, cocoa, pepper, clove and nutmeg. Sri Lanka's best graphite mine is situated at Bogala in ...
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Kegalu Vidyalaya
Kegalu Vidyalaya () is a boys' school in Kegalle, Sri Lanka. It was founded on 14 February 1942 and is a Government national school, providing primary and secondary education through 13 grades. It is the largest boys' School in Kegalle. History The former Mudliar of Kegalle, D. M. Senevirathne, took the initiative in establishing a school in Kegalle for teaching English on a Buddhist basis. The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 20 August 1937 and construction of the school was completed by February 1942. A notice was issued by the principal of Ananda College, L. H. Meththananda, stating that Kegalu Vidyalaya would open on 14 February 1942 as a branch of Ananda College. The first edition of the school newspaper was published that month as well. In 2004 it was converted into a national school by President Chandrika Kumaratunga. Houses The students are divided into four houses: * – Dharmapala * – Gunananda * – Jayathilaka * – Olcott The house na ...
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Pinnawala Central College
Pinnawala Central College ( Sinhala: පින්නවල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය ''Pinnawala Madhya Mahā Vidyālaya'') (Tamil: பின்னவல மத்திய மஹா கல்லூரி ''Pinnawala Maththiya Maha Kalloori'') also known as the Pinnawala National School or Pinnawala Central is a public school near Pinnawala in Sri Lanka. The college is located approximately from Rambukkana and approximately from Kegalle. The college is funded by the Ministry of Education, which appoints its principal, and falls within the Mawanella Education zone. The principal is the head of the administration of the college and is assisted by a vice principal. The college educates close to 2,800 students for their secondary education (Grade 6-13).The college hostels are administered by the warden under the supervision of the principal and assisted by a sub-warden. History Pinnawala Central College was established in 1882 as the 'Government Boys' ...
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Sabaragamuwa Province
The Sabaragamuwa Province ( si, සබරගමුව පළාත ''Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta'', ta, சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் ''Sabaragamuwa Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. The Sabaragamuwa Province contains two districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya. Districts Sabaragamuwa is divided into 2 districts: * Kegalle District * Ratnapura District Municipal Council * Ratnapura Urban Council * Balangoda * Embilipitiya * Kegalle Other Towns * Bulathkohupitiya * Belihuloya * Eheliyagoda * Kalawana * Kuruwita * Ma ...
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Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
The Sabaragamuwa Province ( si, සබරගමුව පළාත ''Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta'', ta, சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் ''Sabaragamuwa Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. The Sabaragamuwa Province contains two districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya. Districts Sabaragamuwa is divided into 2 districts: * Kegalle District * Ratnapura District Municipal Council * Ratnapura Urban Council * Balangoda * Embilipitiya * Kegalle Other Towns * Bulathkohupitiya * Belihuloya * Eheliyagoda * Kalawana * Kuruwita * Ma ...
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Kegalle Divisional Secretariat
Kegalle Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Kegalle District, of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Kegalle District {{SabaragamuwaLK-geo-stub ...
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Urban Councils Of Sri Lanka
There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, Urban councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka. The Urban councils collectively govern approximately 1,388,000 people. There are 417 Councillors in total, ranging from 22 to 7 per council. Urban councils Current Former ;Elevated to Municipal council status in 1959 * Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council ;Elevated to Municipal council status in 1997 * Moratuwa Urban Council * Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Council ;Elevated to Municipal council status in 2011 * Bandarawela Urban Council * Hambantota Urban Council See also *List of cities in Sri Lanka *Provincial government in Sri Lanka *Local government in Sri Lanka **Municipal councils of Sri Lanka **Pradeshiya Sabha Notes ;Parties R ...
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Districts Of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, districts ( si, දිස්ත්‍රි‌ක්‌ක, ''Distrikka'', ta, மாவட்டம், ''Māvaṭṭam'') are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a district secretary, who is appointed by the central government. The main tasks of the district secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and divisional secretariats. The district secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities, as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district. A district is divided into a number of Divisional Secretary's Divisions (commonly known as DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 grama niladhari divisions. There are 331 DS divisions in the country ...
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Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya
Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya is a national Buddhist girls' school in Kegalle, Sri Lanka. The school, the Kegalu Buddhist English Ladies College, was established in 1943 by the Parama Vignanartha Buddhist Association, in response to the prevailing English missionary school system. It was the first Buddhist girls’ school in the Kegalle District Kegalle is a district in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (pre .... The initial enrolment was seven students, and the founding principal was Mrs. Anula Udalagama. References Girls' schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Kegalle {{Buddhism-stub ...
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Telephone Numbers In Sri Lanka
Emergency Services *110 - Fire and Rescue Service *112 - Police Emergency Service (Mobile) *114 - Operational Commander Colombo (Sri Lanka Army) *116 - Sri Lanka Air Force Emergency Service *117 - Disaster Management Call Centre *118 - National Help Desk (Ministry of Defence) *119 - Police Emergency Service *1990 - Emergency ambulance service 4 Digit Short Codes *Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations *Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations Operator Hotlines * 1755 - Airtel * 1777 - Dialog * 1788 - Hutch * 1575 - Lanka Bell * 1212 - SLT-MOBITEL * 1717 - SLT-MOBITEL Fixed line (landline) codes Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where: * "xxx" represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. * "y" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. * "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits. Area codes Operator codes Mobile operator codes Mobile num ...
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Chinthaka Jayawickrama
Chinthaka Jayawickrama (born Yodage Chinthaka Bandara Jayawickrama on 2 January 1984) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. He was born in Kegalle Kegalle ( si, කෑගල්ල; ta, கேகாலை) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo–Kandy road, approximately from Colombo and from Kandy. It is the main town in the Kegalle District .... Jayawickrama made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 2006–07 season, against Chilaw Marians. He scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 16 runs in the second, as Sri Lanka Army lost the match by an innings margin. He bowled six overs in the match, taking figures of 1–17. External linksChinthaka Jayawickramaat Cricket Archive 1984 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Army Sports Club cricketers People from Kegalle District {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ...
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Open University Of Sri Lanka
"The Open University of Sri Lanka" (OUSL; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ta, இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programs of study leading to certificate, diploma, degrees and postgraduate degrees up to PhD level through the Open and Distance Mode of Learning (ODL).The Open University of Sri Lanka Homepag Retrieved 23 November 2009. The degrees awarded by the university are treated as equivalent to degrees awarded by any other Sri Lankan University under the preview of the University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka), University Grants Commission. The OUSL Main Campus and colombo regional centre (C010) is located in Colombo in Nawala, Nugegoda. There are 8 regional centers in addition to main campus at Nawala. They are: * Kandy Regional C ...
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