Kurunegala District

Kurunegala is a district in , . The district is 4,812.7 km2. It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages.
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  • Type: district of Sri Lanka with 1,610,000 residents
  • Description: district of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Kurunagala

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deduru Oya Dam.

Dam
The is an embankment dam built across the Deduru River in Kurunegala District of . Built in 2014, the primary purpose of the dam is to retain for irrigation purposes approximately a billion cubic metres of water, which would otherwise flow out to sea. is situated 5 km southeast of Kurunegala District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maho.

Town
Mahawa is a town in the of . It is located in the Kurunegala District. Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Christians live in this town. is situated 9 km north of Kurunegala District.

Kurunegala District

Latitude
7.75° or 7° 45′ north
Longitude
80.25° or 80° 15′ east
Population
1,610,000
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
6MV2Q722+22
Geo­Names ID
1237978
Wiki­data ID
Q745073
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kurunegala District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مديرية كورونيغالا
  • Bengali: কুরোনগেলা জেলা
  • Cebuano: Kurunegala District
  • Chinese: 库鲁内格勒区
  • Chinese: 庫魯內格勒區
  • Danish: Kurunegala District
  • Dutch: Kurunegala
  • Finnish: Kurunegalan kaupunginosa
  • Finnish: Kurunegalan piirikunta
  • French: Kurunegala
  • Georgian: კურუნეგალის ოლქი
  • German: Kurunegala
  • Greek: Κουρουνεγκάλα
  • Gujarati: કુરુનેગલા જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: कुरुनेगल‘ जिला
  • Hindi: कुरुनेगल’ जिला
  • Indonesian: Distrik Kurunegala
  • Italian: Distretto di Kurunegala
  • Japanese: クルネーガラ県
  • Kannada: ಕುಲ್ಲೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
  • Korean: 쿠루네갈라구
  • Latvian: Kurunegalas distrikts
  • Lithuanian: Kurunegalos apskritis
  • Malay: Kurunegala District
  • Malayalam: കുറുനേഗല ജില്ല
  • Marathi: कुरुनेगला जिल्हा
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kurunegala distrikt
  • Persian: ناحیه کورونیگالا
  • Polish: Dystrykt Kurunegala
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Kurunegala
  • Russian: Курунегала
  • Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල දිස්ත් රික්කය
  • Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Spanish: Distrito de Kurunegala
  • Swedish: Kurunegala
  • Tamil: குருணாகல் மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: குருநாகல் மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: குறுனிகளா மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: కురునెగేలా జిల్లా
  • Thai: เขตคุรุนกาลา
  • Turkish: Kurunegala District
  • Ukrainian: Курунегала
  • Urdu: کرنیگالا ضلع
  • Urdu: کرنیگل
  • Vietnamese: Quận Kurunegala
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع کورونیگالا

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Benmullegama and Ambagaswewa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hathagama Wewa and Ambagas Wewa.

North Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations

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