Nuwara Eliya District
Kothmale Divisional Secretariat
Kadadora

Kotmale Dam

The Kotmale Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in , . The dam generates power from three 67 MW turbines, with a total installed capacity to 201 MW, making it the second largest hydroelectric power station in Sri Lanka.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harangala and Hapugastalawa.

Village
is a village in . It is located within . Nearby the .

Village
is a rural town in the , . is located 52.7 km west of , in the . is situated 3 km west of Kotmale Dam.

Hamlet
is a village in . It is located within , in Kandy District. It is about 26 km away from Kandy. It is situated 4 km from Ankumbura. It is administrated by Pujapitiya divisional secretariat. is situated 3 km southwest of Kotmale Dam.

Kotmale Dam

Latitude
7.06088° or 7° 3′ 39″ north
Longitude
80.59728° or 80° 35′ 50″ east
Height
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
6MV23H6W+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 487550136
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q6434138
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Kotmale Dam” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kotmale Dam”
  • Italian: “diga di Kotmale”
  • Persian: “سد کوتمل”
  • Sinhala: “කොත්මලේ වේල්ල”
  • Swedish: “Kotmaledammen”
  • Tamil: “கொத்மலை அணை”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Котмале”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kothmale Reservoir Observation Point and Sri Kalyanawardhanaramaya.

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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 “Kotmale Dam”. Photo: neelaka, CC BY 2.0.