Kotagala

Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of above sea level.

Transport

It is serviced by the Kotagala railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line, which is 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 high natural waterfall
• St. Clair's Falls, an high and wide waterfall
• Singha Malai Tunnel, the second longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
• 60 feet bridge, a 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
• Smart Friend Academy (Abacus)

See also

• List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka

References

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