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Kegalle
Kegalle
Town
Kegalle Clock Tower
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 71511N 802043E
[1]
Coordinates: 71511N 802043E
[1]
Country Sri Lanka
Province Sabaragamuwa Province
District Kegalle District
Population (2012)
Total 17,962
Time zone SLST (UTC+05:30)
Postal code 71000
Area code(s) 035
Website
www.kegalletown.com
[2]
Kegalle (Sinhala: ),(Tamil: ) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located
on the ColomboKandy road. Its 48 miles/78km from Colombo and 24 miles/40km from Kandy. It is the main
town of the Kegalle District which is one of the two districts belonging to Sabaragamuwa Province. The town is
governed by an Urban Council. 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.
Kegalle
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Sir.Edwin Wijeyeratne First elected
Kegalle member, State Council of
Ceylon & Sri Lankan independence
activist
Physical information
Kegalle, situated in between the central highlands and western southern
planes and has an enchanting environment. Height of the western region is
less than 500 feet from the sea level while eastern region exceeds 1000 feet.
Rubber cultivation has stretched over most of the area of the District and
minor export crops such as coffee, cocoa, pepper, clove and nutmeg takes an
important place in the economy of the District. Sri Lankas best graphite mine
is situated at Bogala in Kegalle District. The extent of the District is
1692.8km
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(169,280 in hectares). Sri Lanka 65610km
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Schools and educational institutes
The town has five leading schools namely:, Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya, St.
Mary's College, St. Joseph Balika Vidyalaya ( Former : St'Joseph's Convent )
and Swarna Jayanthi Vidyalaya,Kegalu Vidyalaya. The town has a junior
technical college too.
Buddhist Temples
'Wewaladeniya Viharaya' is one of old temple in kegalle town. it also known as 'Kegalla Siri Mahindodaya Piriwen
Viharaya'. it's located at central of town.
Other
www.KegalleTown.com
[3]
is the official website of Kegalle. The website covers areas such as Travel, Business,
Entertainment, Education, Music, Beauty, Culture, Community Services, History of Kegalle and in fact everything
about Kegalle.
Notable people from Kegalle
Sir.Edwin Wijeyeratne - First elected member of Kegalle to State Council of Ceylon, Sri Lankan independence
activist & Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development in the government of D.S.Senanayake
The Honourable Dr P. B. G. Kalugalla - Member of Sri Lanka Parliament from Kegalle district for 26 years until
2000. He was the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Philippines
[4]
[5]
Demographics
Kegalle
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Ethnicity in Kegalle(2001)
Population Percent
Sinhalese 91.11%
Sri Lankan Moors 3.03%
Sri Lankan Tamils 3.6%
Indian Tamils 0.88%
Others 1.36%
Ethnicity Population % Of Total
Sinhala 15,882 91.11
Sri Lankan Tamil 629 3.6
Sri Lankan Moor 528 3.03
Indian Tamils 153 0.88
Other (including Burgher, Malay) 238 1.36
Total 17,430 100
References
[1] http:/ / tools.wmflabs. org/ geohack/ geohack. php?pagename=Kegalle& params=7_15_11_N_80_20_43_E_type:city(17962)_region:LK
[2] http:/ / www. kegalletown.com/
[3] http:/ / www. KegalleTown. com
[4] Kalugalla passes away (http:/ / www. island. lk/ 2007/ 11/ 22/ news10. html). The Island, Retrieved on 22 November 2007.
[5] PBG Kalugalla. Wikipedia English.
Article Sources and Contributors
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Article Sources and Contributors
Kegalle Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=620738492 Contributors: Amilasaranga, Askalan, Assela, Blackknight12, BlueLankan, Bonadea, C.Fred, Chanakal, Conscious, D6,
DamithNalinda, Deor, Erjhfgnns, Good Olfactory, Grutness, Hewamana, Honeplus, Hoplon, Jayanawa, John of Reading, Kiand, Lee, Lucky 6.9, MalindaW, Masako Kawasaki, Mr.RDX,
Mykegalle, Neurolysis, Nishantha, Petomaatti, PseudoSudo, R'n'8, Sajithsameera, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Sfan00 IMG, SimonP, TRBP, Tabletop, Upwilk, Uvindus, Vanisaac, Waacstats,
YellowMonkey, 80 anonymous edits
Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors
File:Kegalle_Town_Clock_Tower.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Kegalle_Town_Clock_Tower.jpg License: GNU Free Documentation License Contributors:
Uvindus
File:Sri Lanka location map.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Sri_Lanka_location_map.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors:
Uwe Dedering
File:Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Sir_Edwin_Wijeyeratne.jpg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
Contributors: User:The Sunday Leader
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