Wehera

Wehera is a village in Wehera West, Kurunegala Divisional Secretariat, North Western Province which is located on Ambepussa- Kurunegala Road and has about 2,500 residents. Wehera is situated nearby to the village Akaragama, as well as near Wilbawa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kurunegala railway station and Maliyadeva College.

Kurunegala railway station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Kurunegala Railway Station is a major station, situated in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the 5th railway station on the Northern Line and 39th overall from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 122.86 metres above sea level.

Maliyadeva College

School

Maliyadeva College is a national school controlled by the Sri Lankan central government. It is located in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, and was established in 1888 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society, led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott.

Ibbagala Raja Maha Vihara

Buddhist temple

Photo: Kurun, Public domain.

Ibbagala Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Cave temple in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. The temple is situated in middle of the Kurunegala town and lies in the mid valley area of the Ethagala Rock. Ibbagala Raja Maha Vihara is situated 2½ km northeast of Wehera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurunegala.

Kurunegala

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Kurunegala is a city in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a few attractions worth visiting, and makes a handy stopover between Kandy and Dambulla.

Wehera

Type: Village with 2,500 residents
Address: Ambepussa- Kurunegala Road, Kurunegala
Category: locality
Location: Wehera West, Kurunegala Divisional Secretariat, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.47257° or 7° 28′ 21″ north

Longitude

80.35256° or 80° 21′ 9″ east

Population

2,500

Elevation

136 metres (446 feet)

Open location code

6MV2F9F3+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3795699031

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

1223868

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