KANDY

Central Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 7.29°N / 80.63°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,241,622

Kandy is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 111,701. It sits at 7.29/80.63, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 12 km from Kadugannawa.

Population 111,701

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Central Province
Coords: 7.29°N / 80.63°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 9 · within 50 km

W Kadugannawa Central Province 1,214 12.7 km

SW Gampola Central Province 24,283 15.7 km

N Matale Central Province 36,462 19.9 km

W Kegalle Sabaragamuwa Province 17,962 32.3 km

NW Kurunegala North Western Province 28,571 36.3 km

SE Nuwara Eliya Central Province 27,500 39.0 km

S Talawakele Central Province 3,545 39.2 km

S Hatton Central Province 15,073 44.3 km

SE Bogahakumbura Uva Province 1,500 48.5 km

FAQ

8 questions

What is the population of Kandy?: 111,701 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kandy in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Kandy in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
How far is Kandy from Colombo?: About 95 km.
Does Kandy have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka Rupee.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.
Which admin region is Kandy in?: Central Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1241622

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1241622,
    "name": "Kandy",
    "ascii_name": "Kandy",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 111701,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 7.2906,
    "longitude": 80.6336
  }
}

Context

comparatives

92.0x the population of Kadugannawa.
12 km from Kadugannawa.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.