Menikdiwela is a town in the western part of the
Kandy District
Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².
Administrative divisions
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on 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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Geography and Demography
The town is situated near 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 ...
border.
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
is the nearest city (around 20 km) from this town.
According to the Local governing body, the population of Menikdiwela as of 2008 is about 1,000.
Civil affair
The town is famous for various agricultural products like rice. Menikdiwela is also the hometown of Sirasa Superstar first season second Runner-up
Amila Perera
Gamage Amila Shiral Perera (born 2 April 1979) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently plays for Panadura SC. He is an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsmen and a left arm orthodox bowler. In the off-season, he is the overse ...
and J. R. Jayawardane's official secretariat
W. M. P. B. Menikdiwela. In the beginning, the town started with only seven houses and developed.
Kandy-Pottapitiya and Kandy-Hataraliyadda (Via Thismada) roads split in Menikdiwela Junction.
Menikdewela Central College is also located at Menikdiwela.
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Populated places in Kandy District
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