Kotagala කොටගල கொட்கல
Town
Coordinates: 06°55′47″N 80°36′17″E / 6.92972°N 80.60472°E / 6.92972; 80.60472
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Nuwara Eliya District
Elevation	1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Area code	051

Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 35.8 km (22.2 mi) from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 1,247 m^[1] (4,091 ft) above sea level.

Attractions

• Devon Falls, a 97 m (318 ft) high waterfall
• St. Clair's Falls, an 80 m (260 ft) high and 50 m (160 ft) wide waterfall
• 60 feet railway bridge
• Sri Muthu Vinayagar Kovil, a Hindu temple

Education

• Kotagala Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
• Cambridge College
• Kotagala Teachers' Training College

Post and telephone

• Sri Lanka 00 94
• Area code 051
• Postal code 22080

The Kotagala Tunnel in March 2018.

See also

• List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka

References

External links

• Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka