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It is the third most developed city in Kurunegala District. It is situated 12 km (7.5 mi) from Kurunegala and 30 km (19 mi) from Kandy. It is home to over 75,000 people. 30% of them are age 0-18. Mawathagama is one of the most economically and politically important cities in North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is an education and industrial ...
The foundation of the ancient Image House and the wall [25] Sri Sugatharama Vihara: Kalawana: Polgahawela: 7 December 2001: Ancient Tempita Vihara [2] Sri Sumanarama Vihara, Vanduragala: Vanduragala: Kurunegala: 27 July 2001: The ancient image house [4] Sri Sunandharama Vihara: Wathuwaththa: Wathuwaththa: Udubaddawa: 6 July 2007: Tempita vihara ...
Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The district is 4,812.7 km 2 (1,858.2 sq mi). It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages.
A statue of the Buddha on Athugala (Elephant Rock), measuring 88 feet (27 m). Kurunegala had a citadel in the 13th century. Its ascendancy as an ancient capital of Sri Lanka began with a series of events that took place during the late 12th century at Yapahuwa.
List of towns in North Western Province, Sri Lanka; Padeniya is a small city of Kurunegala in North Western Province. which is about 25 km away from the Kurunegala City. Padeniya is located in Puttalam- Kurunegala Main Road between Nikaweratiya and Wariyapola. Padeniya provides a Junction the Anuradhapura.
Wariyapola (වාරියපොල) is a town in the Kurunegala District, North Western province, Sri Lanka.Wariyapola is 94 metres (308 ft) above the sea level. Wariyapola is mostly known by sri Lankans because of the Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Tero, who take down the Union Jack and re-hoisting the Sinhalese lion flag, before the convention that handed over control of the island to the British
Meeting place Town Hall Kurunegala The Kurunegala Municipal Council ( Sinhala : කුරුණෑගල මහ නගර සභා Kurunegala Maha Nagara Sabha ) is the local council for Kurunegala , the capital city of North Western Province, Sri Lanka .
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