Elagolla

Elagolla is a hamlet in Heeressagala, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Central Province. Elagolla is situated nearby to the village Dangolla, as well as near the hamlet Hanthana.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ceylon Tea Museum and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Ceylon Tea Museum

Museum

Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Ceylon Tea Museum is located in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, which was originally constructed in 1925. It is situated 3 km south of Kandy. Hanthana was one of the first successful areas to cultivate tea following the failure of coffee production on the island.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

Buddhist temple

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is situated 4 km northeast of Elagolla.

National Hospital, Kandy

Hospital

Photo: MediaJet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Hospital Kandy is the second largest Hospital in Sri Lanka with a bed strength of 2741 and is the major tertiary care unit in the Central Province. In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka. National Hospital, Kandy is situated 2½ km northeast of Elagolla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Getambe and Uduwela Udagama.

Getambe

Neighborhood

Getambe is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Getambe has a population of 2.725 people.

Uduwela Udagama

Hamlet

Uduwela Udagama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Uduwela Udagama is situated 3 km southeast of Elagolla.

Peradeniya

Suburb

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peradeniya is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya is situated 3 km west of Elagolla.

Elagolla

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Heeressagala, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.26504° or 7° 15′ 54″ north

Longitude

80.6205° or 80° 37′ 14″ east

Elevation

685 metres (2,247 feet)

Open location code

6MV27J8C+26

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7925616690

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

7433752

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