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Kurunegala

Administration
Full nameKurunegala, Sri Lanka
Native nameකුරුණෑගල
குருனகல்
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Government
MayorNimal Silva
Geography
Elevation380.6 ft (116 m)
Demography
Total Population28401 (2001)
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC-5)
Area code037

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Kurunegala ( , ), is the capital of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was also an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 13th century. The town itself is a busy commercial and a transport hub. Kurunegala is located at the junction of several main roads linking to other important parts of the country. It is situated about 94 km from Colombo, and 42 km from Kandy.

Located at an altitude of 116 meters above sea level, Kurunegala is surrounded by coconut plantations and rubber estates. There are eight very noticeable large rocks that encircle and dominate the city. Kurunegala's rocks rise from the plain below and have characteristic names, six of which come from the animals that they are imagined to represent. The largest among them is Ethagala or the "Elephant Rock" (though the translation is actually Tusker), reaches 325 meters. The shape of Ethagala resembles an Elephant.

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Beer galore next to Kurunegala temple - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--Residents and the Mahasangha of Maspotha in -Kurunegala- staged a protest yesterday against the opening of a beer wholesales store on land adjacent to the Mawidalupotha Sri Sugatha Temple grounds. More than 300 protestors ... - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:24:57 GMT+00:00
Several tanks and reservoirs in six districts are overflowing. - SLBC Tweet this news
SLBC--Hakwatuna-Oya and Ambakolawewa in the -Kurunegala- district, Igimitiya reservoir in the Puttalam district, Devahuwa tank in the Matale district, Weheragala and Lunugamwehera and Udawalawa in the Hambantota district and Handapanagala reservoir in the - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:31:31 GMT+00:00
Traditional varieties of paddy for NWP - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--These will be cultivated in Rideegama, Ibbagamuwa, Boyawalana, Alawwa, Dambadeniya and Pannala areas in -Kurunegala- district. "Over 200 acres will be cultivated in the district," he said. These paddy varieties have re - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:39:21 GMT+00:00
Sri Lanka: Asia Securities opens its 12 Branch - Asian Tribune Tweet this news
Asian Tribune--Accordingly Asia Securities is now armed with a wide span branch network to Negombo, Kandy, -Kurunegala-, Galle, Matara, Hamabanthota, Jaffna, Ampara, Panadura and kiribathgoda apart from its branch at Colombo Stock exchange's trading - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:50:29 GMT+00:00
Tanks and Reservoirs over spilling - The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka Tweet this news
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka--Hakwatuna-Oya and Ambakolawewa in the -Kurunegala- district, Igimitiya reservoir in the Puttalam district, Devahuwa tank in the Matale district, Weheragala, Lunugamwehera and Udawalawa in the Hambantota di - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:44:41 GMT+00:00
Sri Lanka Multi Finance to list by June - Lanka Business Online Tweet this news
Lanka Business Online--Under the new management of Entrust Limited the company has now branched out into prime locations such as the national capital Colombo and key towns like Gampaha, -Kurunegala- and Matara. "The Multi Finance Company would be - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:18:38 GMT+00:00
Woman killed as wet weather continues - Sunday Times.lk Tweet this news
Sunday Times.lk--One woman was killed after she was struck down by lightning at Galagedara in the -Kurunegala- District on Monday night, as wet weather lashed several parts of the country over the weekend a spokesperson with the Diasaster Management Centr - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:42:17 GMT+00:00
NAMAL to use Vardhana, Union Bank to expand Unit Trusts - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--The pioneering Unit Trust will exploit synergies of the Union Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank Branches in Kandy, -Kurunegala-, Galle, Trincomalee, Jaffna and Batticaloa to promote investments in Unit Trusts. He also said there was large sca - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:49:55 GMT+00:00
Last pair guides Kurunegala Youth to semis - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--The last wicket pair of Veteran Ajith Ekanayake (14 no) and fast bowler Narada Ratnayake (32 no) guided -Kurunegala- Youth CC to an thrilling one wicket victory over Kalutara PCC in their Sara Trophy ... - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:42:53 GMT+00:00
Thirteen injured in accident - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--Those injured in the accident had been travelling in the lorry from Mahagaswewa in Anamaduwa. Out of the thirteen injured 8 were in a critical condition and later removed to the -Kurunegala- Teaching Hospital.--- - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:34:19 GMT+00:00

Climate :
Ethnicity Population % of Total
Sinhalese 20,874 73.66
Sri Lankan Moor 4,452 15.71
Sri Lankan Tamil 2,221 7.84
Malay 349 1.23
Indian Tamil 249 0.88
Burgher 1651 9.56
Others including (Sri Lanka Chetty and Bharatha) 27 0.09

Religion :

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 |



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