Ginigathena
Ginigathena is a small town in Sri Lanka located within Central Province in the Nuwara Eliya District. It is the central point to reach Hatton and Nawalapitiya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: small town and a strategic junction connecting Colombo - Kandy - Nuwaraeliya in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Ginigathhena”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dagampitiya and Dekinda.
Dekinda
Village
Dekinda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. This could be regarded as a village blessed with scenic beauty because there are beautiful waterfalls near the village, one of them being Galboda Ella. Dekinda is situated 3½ km northeast of Ginigathena.
Kalaweldeniya
Village
Kalaweldeniya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Kalaweldeniya is situated 4½ km south of Ginigathena.
Ginigathena
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Samansirigama, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.98909° or 6° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
80.49419° or 80° 29′ 39″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
524 metres (1,719 feet)Open location code
6MR2XFQV+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 247206090OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1245709Wikidata ID
Q5563130
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Ginigathena” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ginigathena”
- Irish: “Ginigathena”
- Persian: “گینیگاتنا”
- Sinhala: “ගිනිගත්හේන”
- Spanish: “Ginigathena”
- Tamil: “கினிகத்தனை”
- Tamil: “கினிகத்தேனை”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blackstone and Ambagamuwa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ginigathhena Police Station and Ginigathhena Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ginigathena”. Photo: Francesc Genové, CC BY 2.0.