KURUNEGALA

North Western Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 7.48°N / 80.37°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,237,980

Kurunegala is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 28,571. It sits at 7.48/80.37, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 25 km from Kegalle.

Population 28,571

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: North Western Province
Coords: 7.48°N / 80.37°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

S Kegalle Sabaragamuwa Province 17,962 25.8 km

E Matale Central Province 36,462 28.0 km

SE Kadugannawa Central Province 1,214 30.6 km

SE Kandy Central Province 111,701 36.3 km

W Kuliyapitiya North Western Province 6,877 36.3 km

SE Gampola Central Province 24,283 41.8 km

FAQ

8 questions

What is the population of Kurunegala?: 28,571 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kurunegala in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Kurunegala in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
How far is Kurunegala from Colombo?: About 84 km.
Does Kurunegala 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 Kurunegala in?: North Western Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1237980

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1237980,
    "name": "Kurunegala",
    "ascii_name": "Kurunegala",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 28571,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 7.4839,
    "longitude": 80.3683
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x the population of Kegalle.
25 km from Kegalle.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.