Kandy District

Kandy District is a district of the of . Its area is 1,940 km2.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include E. L. Senanayake Children’s Park.

Playground
E. L. Senanayake Children's Park is an in the city of , . Situated at the Ampitiya junction along the Kandy Lake Round Road, it the first children’s park, and one of the oldest parks in the city. is situated 7 km west of Kandy District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandy and Madawala.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is in the centre of 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Town
is a Town in the of . is popular for its Madina National School or also known as Madina Central College, is one of the leading Tamil/English medium schools in Sri Lanka, which is situated in this village.

Town
is a town in , . This is situated in agricultural area where people mostly consume ground water. Knuckles mountain range is situated close by this town.

Kandy District

Latitude
7.3044° or 7° 18′ 16″ north
Longitude
80.7073° or 80° 42′ 26″ east
Population
1,280,000
Elevation
501 metres (1,644 feet)
Open location code
6MV28P34+QW
Geo­Names ID
1241621
Wiki­data ID
Q723002
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kandy District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مديرية كاندي
  • Catalan: Kandy
  • Cebuano: Kandy District
  • Chinese: 康提区
  • Chinese: 康提區
  • Chinese: 康提县
  • Dutch: Kandy
  • Finnish: Kandyn piirikunta
  • French: Kandy
  • Georgian: კანდის ოლქი
  • German: Kandy
  • Hindi: कैंडी जिला
  • Indonesian: Distrik Kandy
  • Italian: Distretto di Kandy
  • Japanese: キャンディ県
  • Korean: 캔디구
  • Malayalam: കൗണ്ടി ജില്ല
  • Marathi: कँडी जिल्हा
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kandy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kandy
  • Persian: ناحیه کندی
  • Polish: Kandy
  • Russian: Канди
  • Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත් රික්කය
  • Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Sinhala: මහනුවර පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Spanish: Distrito de Kandy
  • Swedish: Kandy District
  • Swedish: Kandy Distriktet
  • Swedish: Kandy-Distriktet
  • Swedish: Kandy
  • Swedish: Kandydistriktet
  • Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்
  • Ukrainian: Канді
  • Urdu: کینڈی ضلع
  • Uzbek: Kandy tumani
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع کانڈے

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Henawala Ihala and Nittultenna.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kengalla Bazzar and Atikehelkanda.

Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations

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