Kandy

Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවරcode: si is deprecated ), (Tamil: கண்டிcode: ta is deprecated ) is a city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital and largest city of the Central Province in Sri Lanka.

මහනුවරcode: si is deprecated கண்டிcode: ta is deprecated
Administrative Capital City
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Kandy is located in South Asia Kandy
Coordinates: 7°17′47″N 80°38′6″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Divisional Secretariat	Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat
Senkadagalapura	14th century
Capital of the Kingdom of Kandy	1469
Founded by	Senasammata Vikramabahu
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Kandy Municipal Council
• Mayor	Kesera Senanayake (UNP)
Area
• Total	28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	125,400
• Density	4,591/km2 (11,890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Time)
Postal code	20000
Website	kandy.mc.gov.lk

Kandy Media

• Kandyan Convention.jpg

  The Kandyan Convention signed between the British and the Kandyan chiefs in 1815

• Map of Kandy and environs (Baedeker, 1914).jpg

  Kandy and environs, incl the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya, ca 1914

• Kandy Lake - panoramio.jpg

  Panoramic view of the Kandy lake

• SL Kandy asv2020-01 img34 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg

  Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy.

• SL Kandy asv2020-01 img43 Royal Palace.jpg

  Royal Palace in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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  Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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  A traditional lion statue in front of the senate building of the university