Gallella | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Gallella gama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Kandy, Central Province.
Gallella | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Gallella gama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Kandy, Central Province.
 | This Central Province, Sri Lanka location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Kandy is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and is also the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic, one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation.
Kandy District is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².
Nawalapitiya is a town in Central Province, Sri Lanka.
National Hospital Kandy is the second largest hospital in Sri Lanka. The bed strength of the hospital was 2291, as of 2011. In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka.
Kandurata cricket team was a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kandy, that represented Central Province of Sri Lanka. Kandurata competed in all three provincial tournaments:the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament, the List A cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.
The Central Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The Central Province is primarily in the central mountainous terrain of Sri Lanka. It is the 6th largest province by area and is home to 2.5 million people. It is bordered by North Central Province to the north, Uva Province to the east, North Western Province to the west and Sabaragamuwa Province to the south and west. The province's capital is Kandy.
Sri Lanka Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest governing bodies in the world, being founded as the Ceylon Rugby Football Union in 1908.
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is currently the Minister of Lands and Land Development. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He contested as the Group Leader of the Matale District of the Central Province and was elected to the Provincial Council with a majority of Proportional Votes in 1993; Elected as a Member of Parliament with a majority of proportional votes in the General Election of 1994; Elected as a Member of Parliament from the District of Matale with the majority of proportional votes in the general election of 2000.
Katugastota is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located along the Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) from the city center of Kandy. Katugastota is one of the three main entry points to the city of kandy. Two major Highways meet at the center of the city which makes Katugastota one of the busiest suburbs in Kandy district.
Deshamanya Edward Lionel Senanayake was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the United National Party. He was the 12th Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament. Senanayake was the Governor of North Central Province and Central Province of Sri Lanka. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament from Mahanuwara in Kandy.
Lucky Dissanayake Jayawardana is a Sri Lankan politician who is a member of parliament United National Party for Kandy District and also the minister of city planning, water supply and higher education.
Galaha electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Galaha in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Galaha electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Kadugannawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Kadugannawa in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Kadugannawa electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system. The Kadugannawa electoral district was one of three multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Colombo Central and Balangoda.
Kandy (Mahanuwara) electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Kandy electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kandy continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Kundasale electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kundasale in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Kundasale electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Senkadagala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Senkadagala in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Senkadagala electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Teldeniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Teldeniya in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Teldeniya electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Udunuwara electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Udunuwara in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Udunuwara electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
M. Velu Kumar is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.
Rajapaksha Gedara Gunathilaka Rajapaksha is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.