Kotagala

Kotagala කොටගල கொட்கல
Town
Coordinates: 06°55′47″N 80°36′17″E / 6.92972°N 80.60472°E / 6.92972; 80.60472
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Nuwara Eliya District
Elevation	1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Post code	22080
Area code	051

Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 35.8 km (22.2 mi) from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 1,247 m (4,091 ft)^[1] above sea level.

Transport

It is serviced by the Kotagala railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line, which is 179.969 km (111.828 mi) from Colombo.

The town is located on the A7 (Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya highway), at the crossroads with the B406 (Stony Cliff - Kotagala road).

Attractions

• Devon Falls, a 97 m (318 ft) high natural waterfall
• St. Clair's Falls, an 80 m (260 ft) high and 50 m (160 ft) wide waterfall
• Singha Malai Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
• 60 feet bridge, a 18.3 m (60 ft) long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
• St. Margaret's Church, a 19th-century stone church
• Sri Muthu Vinayagar Kovil, a Hindu temple

Education

• Kotagala Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
• Cambridge College
• Kotagala Teachers' Training College
• Kaarunya International School

See also

• List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka

References

External links

• Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka

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