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Galle

Administration
Full nameGalle
ගාල්ල
காலி
Settlement typeCity
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
Government
MayorMethsiri de Silva
Geography
Total Area637.7 sq mi (1652 km2)
Land Area624.2 sq mi (1617 km2)
Water Area13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
Demography
Total Population90934 (2001)
Density (pop.)613/km2 (1587.7/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC-5)

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Galle ( ; ) (pronounced as one syllable in English, -enˈɡɔːl "Gaul", and as two in Sinhalese, -siɡaːlːə) is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle District.

Galle was known as Gimhathiththa (although Ibn Batuta in the 14th century refers to it as Qali ) before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, during the Dutch colonial period. The major river is Gin River (Gin Ganga) which starts from Gongala Kanda and passing villages such as Neluwa, Nagoda, Baddegama, Thelikada, and Wakwella, reaches the sea at Ginthota. In Wakwella over the river there is Wakwella Bridge, which is the longest bridge in Sri Lanka.

Galle is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in south and southeast Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and south Asian traditions. The Galle fort is a world heritage site and the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers. Other prominent landmarks in Galle include the natural harbor, the National Maritime Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral founded by Jesuit priests, one of the main Shiva temples on the island, and Amangalla the historic luxury hotel.

Galle is the main city in the most southerly part of the island, with a population of around 100 000, and is connected by rail to Colombo and Matara.

On 26 December 2004 the city was devastated by the massive Boxing Day Tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that occurred a thousand miles away, off the coast of Indonesia. Thousands were killed in the city alone. Galle is home to a cricket ground, the Galle International Stadium, rebuilt after the tsunami. Test matches resumed there on December 18, 2007.

Galle offers a unique opportunity to create a visible demonstration of the conservation of its inheritance. Galle is also an exciting, internationally famous visitor destination. Rumassala in Unawatuna is a large mound-like hill, which forms the eastern protective barrier to the Galle harbour. Local tradition associates this hill with some events of the Ramayana.

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SLBC--The hotel complex will be constructed in a ten acre land in the -Galle- Face Green in Colombo. The company is to invest 500 million dollars in the project. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:38:00 GMT+00:00
New plan to address Galle Fort woes - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--A new management plan will be introduced to address problems in conservation and maintenance of -Galle- Fort due to various institutional and administrative ... - Date : Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:44:16 GMT+00:00
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Sunday Leader---...- have been prevented from covering the sessions of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) at the Boosa detention camp in -Galle-. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:52:01 GMT+00:00
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Yahoo! Eurosport UK--In the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies in -Galle-, Chris Gayle made 333, and the next-highest score in that innings was Brendan Nash's 64. ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:46:44 GMT+00:00
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Sunday Times.lk--A different Lankan attack from the one that experienced the Gayle batting at -Galle- combined effectively to bowl the West Indians out for ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:54:27 GMT+00:00
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Daily Mirror--West Indies drew the Test at the beautiful and well-groomed -Galle- Stadium despite the predictions of a Sri Lanka whitewash. They came away with the honours ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:20:41 GMT+00:00
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Ethnicity Population % Of Total
Sinhalese 66,114 72.70
Sri Lankan Moors 23,234 25.55
Sri Lankan Tamils 989 1.09
Indian Tamils 255 0.28
Other (including Burgher, Malay) 342 0.38
Total 90,934 100

Higher Education Institutes :
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Netherlands Velsen North Holland 1988

Municipalities and Urban councils of Sri Lanka

MunicipalitiesAnuradhapura * Badulla * Batticaloa * Colombo * Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia * Galle * Gampaha * Jaffna * Kalmunai * Kandy * Kurunegala * Matale * Matara * Moratuwa * Negombo * Nuwara Eliya * Ratnapura * Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Urban councilsAmbalangoda * Ampara * Balangoda * Bandarawela * Beruwala * Boralesgamuwa * Chavakacheri * Chilaw * Embilipitiya * Gampola * Hambantota * Haputale * Hatton-Dickoya * Hikkaduwa * Horana * Ja-Ela * Kadugannawa * Kalutara * Kattankudy * Katunayake-Seeduwa * Kegalle * Kesbewa * Kinniya * Kolonnawa * Kuliyapitiya * Maharagama * Minuwangoda * Nawalapitiya * Panadura * Peliyagoda * Point Pedro * Puttalam * Seethawakapura * Talawakele-Lindula * Tangalle * Trincomalee * Valvettithurai * Vavuniya * Wattala-Mabola * Wattegama * Weligama

Cities in Sri Lanka

CapitalsColombo (commercial) * Sri Jayawardenapura (national)
Other citiesAnuradhapura * Trincomalee * Jaffna * Kandy * Polonnaruwa * Galle * Batticaloa * Boralesgamuwa * Nuwara Eliya * Negombo * Kurunegala * Badulla * Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia * Moratuwa * Matara * Maharagama * Ratnapura

Provincial capitals of Sri Lanka

Colombo * Kandy * Galle * Jaffna * Trincomalee * Kurunegala * Anuradhapura * Badulla * Ratnapura |

World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka

Anuradhapura * Galle and its Fortifications * Golden Temple of Dambulla * Kandy * Polonnaruwa * Sigiriya * Sinharaja Forest Reserve



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