Kurunegala District
Polgahawela Divisional Secretariat
Epakanda

Polgahawela

Polgahawela is a town located in north western . It is most notable for being a major railway junction. Polgahawela is situated in the of Sri Lanka, and is located approximately 80 km north-east from the capital city of ; 50 km from ; 20 km from ; and 65 km from Bandaranayake International Airport.
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  • Type: Town with 10,000 residents
  • Description: place in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Polgahawila”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polgahawela railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Laniltm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Polgahawela Junction railway station is a major junction station, situated in the , . It is the 34th railway station on the Main line and is 73.83 kilometres away from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 74.39 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Godawela and Alawwa.

Village
is a village in . It is located within .

Town
is a town and divisional secretariat of the in the of . The town is considered part of the Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from. is situated 8 km southwest of Polgahawela.

Polgahawela

Latitude
7.33526° or 7° 20′ 7″ north
Longitude
80.30025° or 80° 18′ 1″ east
Population
10,000
Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)
Open location code
6MV288P2+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3722684420
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1229950
Wiki­data ID
Q7209361
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Polgahawela” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “波加哈威拉”
  • Chinese: “波勒格哈韋勒”
  • Dutch: “Polgahawela”
  • Irish: “Polgahawela”
  • Japanese: “ポルガハウェラ”
  • Persian: “پولگاهاولا”
  • Sinhala: “පොල්ගහවෙල”
  • Tamil: “பொல்காவலை”
  • Tamil: “பொல்காவளை சந்தி”
  • Tamil: “பொல்காவளை”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oraliyadda and Polgahawela cemetery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Polgahawela bus station and Polgahawela Police Station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Polgahawela”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.