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Kegalle

Administration
Full nameKegalle
Official nameKegalle
Native name
කෑගල්ල
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
- Summer (DST)Summer time (UTC+6)

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Kegalle is a town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo - Kandy road. Its 48 miles/78 km away from Colombo and 24 Miles/40 km away from Kandy. It is the Capital City of the Kegalle District which is one of the two districts belonging to Sabaragamuwa province the other being Ratnapura District. According to the 2001 census Kegalle has a population of 86,581.

The town has four leading schools namely: St. Mary's College, St. Joseph Girls School, Kegalu vidyalaya and Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya. The town has a junior technical college too. The surrounding area produces graphite, precious stones and agricultural products such as rice. Kegalle has an agricultural based economy and mainly produces rubber. Nearby is the Pinnawala elephant orphanage which is a major tourist attraction.

A zoological garden is proposed near the existing elephant orphanage in Pinnawala. There are nine administrative areas in Kegalle.

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New Year festival held in Kegalle - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--The -Kegalle- District New Year Festival was held at the -Kegalle- Public Grounds with the Chief Minister Sabaragamuwa Province, Mahipala Herath as the chief guest. It included several traditional games and sports contests. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:05:22 GMT+00:00
Mystery shrouds slaying of brothel keeper - Sunday Observer Tweet this news
Sunday Observer--He also set up an intricate network of agents from outstations like Anuradhapura, Kekirawe, Ratnapura, -Kegalle-, Awissawella to supply women to his brothel. Sarath became a noted pimp in Colombo. His business clients nicknamed him “Sud - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:46:33 GMT+00:00
Museums to come up in every district - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--Speaking during the debate on a private members motion moved by DNA MP Ajith Kumara calling for a museum in the -Kegalle- District, Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya said that his ministry would undertake the project as a l - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:48:17 GMT+00:00
Bens in massive win over Kegalle MV - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--St. Benedict's College posted a massive 92 to 25 points win over -Kegalle- MV in their opening fixture of the All Island Boys' Under 19 'A' division basketball fixture at Kotahena yesterday. At half time the Benedictines - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:14:12 GMT+00:00
St. Mary's overcome Kegalu Vidyalaya - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--St. Mary's College, -Kegalle- beat Kegalu Vidyalaya by 61 runs on a faster run under the Parabola system in their 19th limited over clash for the Wijeratne trophy played at the public ground, -Kegalle- yesterday. With this win Marians g - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:25:26 GMT+00:00
Triple for De Mazenod double for SBC - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--While St. Benedict's defeated St. Anthony's, Wattala by 62 to 31 and Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda 70 to 49, De Mazenod posted wins over St. Anthony's, Wattala by 66 points to 31, Dharmasoka by 76 to 46 points and -Kegalle- MV 53 to - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:49:21 GMT+00:00
Dinal 4 for 10 - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--Left arm fast bowler Dinal Dhambarage snapped up four wickets for 10 runs as St Joseph's College defeated St Mary's College -Kegalle- by five wickets in their inter-school under 19 limited overs cricket tournament quarterfinal - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:35:53 GMT+00:00
The oldest piece of textile - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--The Archeology Department today said that tests recently conducted on a piece of silk found in Kota Vehera, Rambukkana in -Kegalle- indicated that the silk is 2200 years old and is the oldest piece of textile found in Sri Lanka to this date. - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:01:07 GMT+00:00
St. Mary's have advantage over Kegalu Vidyalaya - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--St. Mary's College -Kegalle- should go out favourites to win the Sabaragamuwa's “Battle of the Golds” against Kegalu Vidyalaya in their 33rd encounter to be played at the -Kegalle- Esplanade on March 26 and 27 (Saturday and Sun - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:47:10 GMT+00:00
Headless body with severed legs found in bag! - allvoices Tweet this news
allvoices--The -Kegalle- police were conducting investigations, the report said. Uthuwankanda was made legendary, by Sardiel, a benevolent highway robber lived in the mid-19th century and dubbed Robinhood of Sri Lanka. Writer's query - Were the butch - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:20:14 GMT+00:00

Administration Type Number
Divisional Secretariat Divisions 11
Grama Niladhari Divisions 573
Villages 1,667
Electorates 09
Local Authorities 12

Population (2005)
Administration Type Number
Female 421,683
Male 404,541
Total Population 826,224
No. of Families 206,348

Crops Quantity( Hec.)
Paddy 23,516
Tea 18,673
Coconut 27,192
Rubber 89,311

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