Gannoruwa East
in Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (49 mi) - Beira Lake Seaplane Base (56 mi)
- Colombo Ratmalana Airport (58 mi)
- Amparai Airport (71 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (80 mi)
- Weerawila International Airport (84 mi)
- Arugam Bay SPB (90 mi)
- Koggala Airport (91 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 7.284 and 80.590 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 7° 17' 3" and E 80° 35' 23"
- 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: 08:01 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 5:46 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
Discover Gannoruwa East
Gannoruwa East in Central Province is a town in Sri Lanka about 56 mi (or 91 km) north-east of Colombo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gannoruwa East is now 08:01 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Gannoruwa East, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport in a distance of 49 mi (or 79 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 4 mi (or 6 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, 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: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 10% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 11th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 12th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Earl's Regent Kandy
Amaya Hills
Hotel Casamara
Kandy City Hotel
Theva Residency
Moon Hills Hotel
Vista Spica Holiday Home
Vista Moon Hills
Oak Ray CIty Hotel
Hotel Hill Top
Videos from this area
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Sri Lanka: Royal Botanic Gardens of Peradeniya, Kandy / Königlicher Botanischer Garten
The Royal Botanic Gardens of Peradeniya are outside the popular highland city of Kandy. The costs for adults are 600 rupees (as of 04/19/2010) and it takes at least two hours to explore the...
Fruitbats (Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2014)
Fruitbats at the Royal Botanical Gardens (Peradeniya, Kandy). More pictures at https://www.flickr.com/photos/trudy_en_richard/sets/72157642386027905/
Kandy(Sri Lanka), Tempel v.d.tand
Bezoek in 2010 aan de Tempel van de tand in Kandy.
Im botanischen Garten Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) // Botanic Garden Peradeniya
Wer nach Sri Lanka fährt, der muß unbedingt den botanischen Garten von Peradeniya (nähe Kandy) besuchen. Neben zahlreichen tropischen Pflanzen und der Orchideensammlung, gibt es auch ...
Silver Fractal (real time video)
From my undergrad research project on Silver Fractals growing on top of an ammonical silver nitrate solution. I used a Pt cathode and an Al ring anode. Potential = 13V for this example. The...
Botanische tuin bij Kandy
Niet ver van Kandy vind je de Royal Botanical Gardens in de plaats Peradeniya Het park staat bekend om zijn rijke collecties van tropische planten zoals palmen, gigantische bomen, orchideeën...
Fruit Bats Sri Lanka
At Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya. More info: http://srilanka.for91days.com/
Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka HD
http://www.hoya.sk/rady-a-tipy/1408-historia-kraovskych-botanickych-zahrad-v-peradeniya ttp://www.hoya.sk/rady-a-tipy/1401-sri-lanka.
Flughunde im Botanischen Garten Peradeniya
Fliegende Hunde im botanischen Garten von Peradeniya bei Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Botanická zahrada Royal Botanic Gardens - Peradeniya Kandy Sri Lanka
V téhle botanické zahradě najdete snad všechny rostliny, které na Sri Lance rostou. Je to tu příjemné a určitě tu můžete strávit několik hodin a nebudete se nudit. Na druhou stranu...
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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.
Ranabima Royal College
Ranabima Royal College (Sinhala: රණබිම රාජකීය විද්යාලය; also known as Royal College, Ranabima or Ranabima Royal Maha Vidyalaya) is a provincial school in Gannoruwa near Kandy, Sri Lanka. The school is surrounded by Gannoruwa and Hanthana Mountains, and is situated on the bank of the Mahaweli river. Dividos sanctuary is located just beside the school, as are the Royal Botanical Gardens and University of Peradeniya.
Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium.
Battle of Gannoruwa
The Battle of Gannoruwa was a battle of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War fought in 1638 between the occupying Portuguese forces and the Sinhalese King's army at Gannoruwa in the District of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Portuguese had attempted three times without success to capture the Kingdom of Kandy, in order to bring the entire country under their rule. In 1635, Rajasinghe II became the king of Kandy and started negotiations with the Dutch to obtain their help in driving out the Portuguese.
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gannoruwa East.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gannoruwa East, Gannoruwa
