Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces and 25 districts
| provinces |
Citys |
districts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | Kandy | Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya |
| 2 | Center-Settentrional | Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa |
| 3 | Settentrional | Jaffna | Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu |
| 4 | Oriental | Trincomalee | Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee |
| 5 | Nord-Occidental | Kurunegala | Kurunagala, Puttalam |
| 6 | Meridional | Galle | Galle, Hambanthota, Matara |
| 7 | Uva | Badulla | Badulla, Monaragala |
| 8 | Sabaragamuwa | Ratnapura | Kegalle, Rathnapura |
| 9 | Occidental | Colombo | Colombo, Gampaha, Kaluthara |
Nearby are three earlier
capitals -
Panduvasnuwara (north -
west) with remains of a
moated palace and
monasteries from the
12th century,
Dambadeniya (south -
west, mid-13th century),
and Yapahuwa (north).
Today, Kurunegala is an important cross - roads town, astride the route from Kandy to the Puttalam and Colombo to Anuradapura. It enjoys a pleasant location overlooked by huge rocky outcrops some of which have been given names of the animals they resemble:- elephant rock, tortoise rock etc. According to a legend, when during drought, the animals threatened the city's water supply, they were magically turned into stone, Situated at the foot of the 325km black rock Etagala there are excellent views of across the lake from the Top. It is also within easy reach of a few sites which are not very often visited.
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Kurunegala
is the royal capital for
only half a century,
starting with the reign
of Buvanekabahu II
(1293-1302) who was
followed by
Parakramabahu IV
(1302-1326).There is
little left of the Tooth
relic temple save few
stone steps and part of
doorway.
