Kurunegala

Summary

Kurunegala is a city^[1]. Kurunegala draws 384 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #676 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kurunegala was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Kurunegala is located in North Western Province^[4].
• Kurunegala is in the country of Sri Lanka^[5].
• Kurunegala's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Kurunegala's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[7].
• Kurunegala's Commons category is recorded as Kurunegala^[8].
• Kurunegala's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[9].
• Kurunegala's local dialing code is recorded as 037^[10].
• Kurunegala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.4833333333333, 'lon': 80.366666666667}^[11].
• Kurunegala's official website is recorded as http://jaffna.mc.gov.lk/en/other_mc.php^[12].
• Kurunegala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kurunegala^[13].
• Kurunegala's Commons gallery is recorded as Kurunegala^[14].
• Kurunegala's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• Kurunegala's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Kurunegala's capital of is recorded as Kurunegala District^[17].
• Kurunegala's capital of is recorded as North Western Province^[18].
• Kurunegala's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'කුරුණෑගල'}^[19].
• Kurunegala's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'Kuruṇǣgala'}^[20].
• Kurunegala's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'குருணாகல்'}^[21].
• Kurunegala's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'Kuruṇākal'}^[22].
• Kurunegala's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kurunegala^[23].
• Kurunegala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+116'}^[24].
• Kurunegala covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11'}^[25].

Body

Geography

Kurunegala is in the country of Sri Lanka^[5]. Kurunegala is located in North Western Province^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Kurunegala covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11'}^[25]. Kurunegala sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+116'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and human settlement^[7].

Why It Matters

Kurunegala draws 384 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #676 of 5,534).^[2] Kurunegala has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Kurunegala is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]