Primrose Hill

Primrose Hill is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 615 metres. Primrose Hill is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ceylon Tea Museum and National Hospital, Kandy.

Museum
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is located in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, which was originally constructed in 1925. It is situated 3 km south of . Hanthana was one of the first successful areas to cultivate tea following the failure of coffee production on the island.

Hospital
Photo: MediaJet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Hospital Kandy is the second largest in with a bed strength of 2741 and is the major tertiary care unit in the . In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a major railway station in , . The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways and is the primary railway station in Kandy and one of the most significant in the central hills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandy and Kiribatkumbura.

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.

Suburb
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiribathkumbura is a suburb of the city of , in the of . It lies on the A1 highway, approximately 8 km from Kandy and 102 km from .

Suburb
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of the city of , with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre.

Primrose Hill

Latitude
7.2776° or 7° 16′ 39″ north
Longitude
80.6094° or 80° 36′ 34″ east
Elevation
615 metres (2,018 feet)
Open location code
6MV27JH5+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5207901180
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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