Gampola: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sri Lanka
• Region: Central Province
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 24,283
• Coordinates: 7.1643° N, 80.5696° E
• Time zone: Asia/Colombo (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (LKR)
• Distance to the capital, Colombo: 84 km (52 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB): 76 km (47 mi), straight line
• Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI): 115 km (72 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kandy: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kegalle: 27 km (17 mi)
• Hatton: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nuwara Eliya: 32 km (20 mi)
• Matale: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kandy, 16 km (10 mi)