Medawachchiya
Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the A9 Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo.
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Madawachchiya”
Medawachchiya
- Categories: human settlement, railway station, and locality
- Location: Katuwela, Medawachchiya Divisional Secretariat, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.53878° or 8° 32′ 20″ north
Longitude
80.493° or 80° 29′ 35″ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
6MW2GFQV+G5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Medawachchiya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Railway Town”
- Dutch: “Medawachchiya”
- French: “Medawachchiya”
- Irish: “Medawachchiya”
- Japanese: “メダワッチチーヤ”
- Russian: “Медаваччия”
- Swedish: “Railway Town”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ekiriya and Wahamalgollewa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Madawachchiya Bus Stand and Isinbessagala Buddhist Temple.
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