Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
Central Province of
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 ...
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Its area is 1906.3 km².
Administrative divisions
Ethnic groups and religion
Major cities
Suburbs of city of Kandy
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Peradeniya
Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය, translit=Pēradeniya; ta, பேராதனை, translit=Pērātaṉai) is a suburb of the city of Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a m ...
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Katugastota
Katugastota ( Sinhala: කටුගස්තොට, Tamil: கடுகஸ்தொட) is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located along the Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway approximately from the ...
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Pallekele
Pallekele ( si, පල්ලෙකැලේ) is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. The suburb is home to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the Trinity College Rugby Stadium, the Sri Lanka Int ...
Big towns
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Gampola
Gampola ( si, ගම්පොල, ta, கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four yea ...
urban council
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Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya ( si, නාවලපිටිය, ta, நாவலப்பிட்டி, translit=Nāvalappiṭṭi) is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is away from Kandy and from Colombo, at a he ...
UC
Other towns
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Akurana
Akurana ( si, අකුරණ, ta, அக்குரணை) is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. The town is situated from Colombo and from the centre of Kandy, on the Kandy—Matale road. Akurana ...
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Alawatugoda
Alawathugoda (Sinhala: අලවතුගොඩ) is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located north of Kandy, on the road to Matale, within Kandy District, Central Province.
History
A toll station once stood where the road to Kurunegala joins the m ...
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Ambatenna
Ambatenna is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.In the Kandy District.
See also
* List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
External links
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Populated places in Kandy District
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Daskara
Daskara is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
See also
* List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
External links
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Daulagala
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Galagedara
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Galhinna
Galhinna ( si, ගල්හින්න, pronounced ; ta, கல்ஹின்னை, pronounced ) is a village situated in the Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located nearly away from the town of Ankumbura and is sur ...
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Gelioya
Gelioya ( si, ගෙළිඔය) is a town located in Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
The Central Province ( si, මධ්යම පළාත ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ta, மத்திய ...
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Hanguranketa
Hanguranketa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
See also
*List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliy ...
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Hapugastalawa
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Kadugannawa
Kadugannawa is a town in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is located along the A1 road west of Peradeniya. The town is served by Kadugannawa Railway Station and has the Kadugannawa Central ...
UC
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Katugastota
Katugastota ( Sinhala: කටුගස්තොට, Tamil: கடுகஸ்தொட) is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located along the Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway approximately from the ...
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Kundasale
Kundasale ( si, කුණ්ඩසාලේ, translit=Kuṇḍasālē; ta, குண்டசாலை, translit=Kuṇṭacālai) is a former town, now a suburb of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. The town is situated to ...
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Madawala
Madawala is a village in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.
Madawala is popular for its Madina National School or also known as Madina Central College, is one of the leading Tamil/English medium schools in Sri Lanka, which is situated in t ...
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Menikdiwela
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Pilimatalawa
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Pussellawa
''Pussellawa'' si, පුස්සැල්ලාව. ta, புசல்லாவ, is a l town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is located along the A5 road between Gampola and Nuwara Eliya.
Legend says ancient kings of Gampola Kingdom est ...
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Talatuoya
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Teldeniya
Teldeniya( තෙල්දෙණිය) was a town in Kandy District
Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri ...
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Ulapane
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Watadeniya
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Wattegama UC
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Welamboda
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Weligalla
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Udadumbara
References
Districts of Sri Lanka
Kingdom of Kandy
Geography of Kandy District
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