Kandy
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Elevation | 500 |
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District | Kandy District |
Weather | 24°C, Wind W at 0 km/h, 92% Humidity |
Postal code | 20000 |
Population | 125,400 (2011) |
Local time | Friday 06:07 |
Did you know | Kandy is the sixth-most-populous city in Sri Lanka by conurbation population (125,351). |
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ID | 748275 |
About Kandy
Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.