Danture
in Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (45 mi) - Beira Lake Seaplane Base (53 mi)
- Colombo Ratmalana Airport (55 mi)
- Amparai Airport (75 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (84 mi)
- Weerawila International Airport (86 mi)
- Koggala Airport (90 mi)
- Arugam Bay SPB (93 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 7.282 and 80.535 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 7° 16' 56" and E 80° 32' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:30 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 5:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Danture
Danture in Central Province is located in Sri Lanka about 53 mi (or 85 km) north-east of Colombo, the country's capital.
Local time in Danture is now 10:30 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Danture, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Sacred City of Kandy in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kandy, Kurunegala, Badulla, Ratnapura and Katunayaka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Earl's Regent Kandy
Amaya Hills
Green Tulip Hotel Kandy
Vista Kandyan Crown
Pure Nature Hotel
Vista Kandy Reach Inn
Gangula Villa
Elegant Hotel
Athulya Villas
The Royal Mall Kandy
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
SLR Class W3 667 Running Down Through Kadugannawa Citadel
Taken: Between Kadugannawa and Balana, Sri Lanka Train : Kandy-Polgahawela Slow Train Locomotive : Class W3 667 Note:- Loco is climbing down the hills with applied hydro dynamic brakes. The.
Sri Lanka,ශ්රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Bus trip Colombo to Kandy (05)
Several Snapshots giving just a first idea about the two to three hours drive from Colombo to Kandy in a private Bus. The ticket price is arround 3 USA dollars in local currency. No booking...
Sri Lanka Railway Tunnel Aerial View
There are fascinating Railway Tunnels in Sri Lanka.Here captured a Tunnel ( Railway tunnel NO - 09 ) which is visible to the "Balumgala" of Kadugannawa .I waited about an hour for a train coming...
Rail hike No2
second rail hike .. the memoirs will be always be with us.
KANISHKA MEEGASMULLA_HIRU NAM SALLI THAMAI_KADUGANNAWA
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My Nuwara-Eliya Trip
By MANAR ZIYARD.
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When I went to Srilanka from Bangkok in Thailand.Ｉ went to many places in Srilanka. One of the places I went is Candy city. There is a very famous temple,so many Srilankan visit in this...
elephant orphanage at pinnawala sri-lanka
The elephant orphanage is a sanctuary for rescued,injured or abused elephants and attracts visitors from all over the world to view these magnificent animals. around 70 elephants have found...
2011 Sri Lanka - Going to Kandy 07
Pakistan - New-Zealand, Sri Lanka, ICC 2011.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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Campaign of Danture
The Danture campaign comprised a series of encounters between the Portuguese and the Kingdom of Kandy in 1594, part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It is considered a turning point in the indigenous resistance to Portuguese expansion. For the first time in Sri Lanka a Portuguese army was completely annihilated, when they were just a fraction away from the total conquest of the island. A 20,000-strong Portuguese army, led by Governor Pedro Lopes de Sousa, invaded Kandy on 5 July 1594.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Danture.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Danture
