Kandy
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Kandy
Summary
Kandy is a city[1]. Kandy ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Kandy was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[3].
- Kandy is located in Central Province[4].
- Kandy is in the country of Sri Lanka[5].
- Kandy's head of government is recorded as Kesera Senanayake[6].
- Kandy's instance of is recorded as city[7].
- Kandy's instance of is recorded as human settlement[8].
- Kandy's founder is recorded as Vikramabahu III of Gampola[9].
- Kandy's twinned administrative body is recorded as Solapur[10].
- Kandy's postal code is recorded as 20000[11].
- Kandy's Commons category is recorded as Kandy[12].
- Kandy's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[13].
- Kandy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.293055555555555, 'lon': 80.635}[14].
- Kandy's official website is recorded as http://kandy.mc.gov.lk/[15].
- Kandy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kandy[16].
- Kandy has a population of {'amount': '+161000'}[17].
- Kandy has a population of {'amount': '+120087'}[18].
- Kandy's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
- Kandy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
- Kandy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[21].
- Kandy's capital of is recorded as Central Province[22].
- Kandy's capital of is recorded as Kandy District[23].
- Kandy's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[24].
- Kandy's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'මහනුවර'}[25].
- Kandy's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Kandy[26].
- Kandy's category for people who died here is recorded as Q130146647[27].
Body
Geography
Kandy is in the country of Sri Lanka[5]. Kandy is located in Central Province[4].
Physical Characteristics
Kandy covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.53'}[28]. Kandy sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+500'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+161000'}[17] and {'amount': '+120087'}[18].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[7] and human settlement[8]. Kandy's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[24].
Why It Matters
Kandy ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[2] Kandy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kandy is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]