Kala Wewa

Kala Wewa, built by King Datusena in 460 CE, is a complex consisting of two reservoirs, Kala Wewa and Balalu Wewa. It has the capacity to store 123 million cubic meters of water.
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Kala Wewa

Latitude
8.0082° or 8° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
80.5535° or 80° 33′ 13″ east
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
Open location code
6MW22H53+79
Geo­Names ID
1242236
Wiki­data ID
Q7354820
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Sinhala—“Kala Wewa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Kala Wewa
  • Cebuano: Kala Wewa
  • Panjabi: ਕਲਾ ਝੀਲ
  • Sinhala: කලා වැව

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