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Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa
Administration
Full namePolonnaruwa
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province, Sri Lanka
PolonnaruwaBefore 1070 AD
Geography
Total Area1271.1 sq mi (3293 km2)
Land Area1187.7 sq mi (3077 km2)
Water Area83.4 sq mi (216 km2)
Demography
Total Population359000 (2001)
Density (pop.)117/km2 (303/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC-5)

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The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms,(Sinhalese - පොළොන්නරුව, Tamil - பொலனாறு, previously "ஜனநாதமண்டலம்") was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 AD to reunite the country once more under a local leader.

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Tanks, reservoirs full due to rains - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--In the -Polonnaruwa- District, the Parakrama Samudraya and several other minor reservoirs and tanks had reached the spill level, Zonal Irrigation Engineer, ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:15:58 GMT+00:00
Several low lying areas are underway due to heavy rains experiencing in the ... - SLBC Tweet this news
SLBC--Water level of the Mahaweli River has increased due to this and low lying areas in Manampitiya and Gallella along the -Polonnaruwa--Batticaloa road are now ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:50:47 GMT+00:00
A MoU will be signed between Sri Lankan and Israeli governments on ... - SLBC Tweet this news
SLBC---...- Agriculture in the North Central Province and to provide drinking water to the people in Anuradhapura, -Polonnaruwa-, Trincomalee and Matale Districts. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:52:16 GMT+00:00
'Lankatilaka historical frescos partly damaged' - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--The historical frescos of the Lankatilaka Pilimageya (Image House) in the ancient capital of -Polonnaruwa- have been partly damaged, ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:06:33 GMT+00:00
HSBC launches "preserving heritage" - Lanka Times Tweet this news
Lanka Times--The project launched in 2006, has seen the completion of Anuradhapura, -Polonnaruwa-, Transitional, Kandy, Stone, Arts and Crafts, Coins and Currency, ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:25:09 GMT+00:00
Quick Look - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--The project will also be implemented in Moneragala, Badulla, -Polonnaruwa- and Ratnapura districts. Under the project, selected backward villages will be ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:46:42 GMT+00:00
* Sri Lanka to open wild life museum next week in Giritale - Colombo Page Tweet this news
Colombo Page---...- arrangements to open country's first Wild Life Museum at the National Wildlife Training Center in the Giritale wildlife area in -Polonnaruwa- district. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:27:26 GMT+00:00
Task Force leads big-onion seeds - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--It is also planned to find suitable areas from Anuradhapura, -Polonnaruwa- and Mahaweli areas to grow this crop to obtain seeds. The Department has planned to ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:32:17 GMT+00:00
Kidney failure kills 1371 in NCP - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--Dr Ranasinghe said 7379 patients have been reported in the Anuradhapura district and 1751 patients have been reported in the -Polonnaruwa- district during ... - Date : Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:36:49 GMT+00:00
* Sri Lanka Army continues to clear mines in the North and East - Colombo Page Tweet this news
Colombo Page---...- demining activities are currently being carried out in the districts of Jaffna, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, -Polonnaruwa-, and Vavuniya.--- - Date : Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:39:30 GMT+00:00

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

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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