Monarangala

Monarangala is a hamlet in Pathahewaheta Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province. Monarangala is situated nearby to the village Wathuliyadda, as well as near the hamlet Gaalthenna.

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 north of Monarangala.

E. L. Senanayake Children’s Park

Playground

E. L. Senanayake Children's Park is an Urban Children's park in the city of Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandy and Ampitiya.

Kandy

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Kandy is in the centre of Sri Lanka 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Ampitiya

Village

Ampitiya is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located within the country's Central Province. Ampitiya is approximately 3 miles from the Kandy city centre.

Kundasale

Suburb

Kundasale is a former town, now a suburb of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. The town is situated 7 km to the southeast of the centre of Kandy. The population is about 150,000. Kundasale is situated 4½ km northeast of Monarangala.

Monarangala

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Pathahewaheta Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.2596° or 7° 15′ 35″ north

Longitude

80.6514° or 80° 39′ 5″ east

Elevation

615 metres (2,018 feet)

Open location code

6MV27M52+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5108419684

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11983924

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