Katugastota
Katugastota is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located along the Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway approximately 4 km from the city center of Kandy.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Nittawela Rugby Stadium.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the… Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is situated 3½ km southeast of Katugastota.
Nittawela Rugby Stadium
Sports venue
Nittawela Rugby Stadium is a purpose-built rugby union stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Royal Palace Complex of Kandy
Museum
The Royal Palace of Kandy, situated in Kandy… Royal Palace Complex of Kandy is situated 3½ km southeast of Katugastota.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mawilmada and Yatiwawala.
Katugastota
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: suburb
- Categories: suburb, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Ranawana East, Harispattuwa Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.32208° or 7° 19′ 20″ north
Longitude
80.62496° or 80° 37′ 30″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
468 metres (1,535 feet)
Open location code
6MV28JCF+RX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Katugastota” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Катугастота”
- Cebuano: “Katugastota”
- Irish: “Katugastota”
- Japanese: “カトゥガストタ”
- Persian: “کاتوگاستوتا”
- Sinhala: “කටුගස්තොට”
- Swedish: “Katugastota”
- Tamil: “கட்டுகஸ்தோட்டை”
- Urdu: “کاٹوگاسٹوٹا”
- Vietnamese: “Katugastota”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Siyambalagasthenna and Wattarantenna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Katugastota Grand Mosque and birds park.
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