Kandy: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sri Lanka
• Region: Central Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 111,701
• Coordinates: 7.2906° N, 80.6336° E
• Time zone: Asia/Colombo (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (LKR)
• Distance to the capital, Colombo: 95 km (59 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB): 84 km (52 mi), straight line
• Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML): 98 km (61 mi), straight line
• Batticaloa International Airport (BTC): 124 km (77 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gampola: 16 km (10 mi)
• Matale: 20 km (12 mi)
• Kegalle: 32 km (20 mi)
• Kurunegala: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nuwara Eliya: 39 km (24 mi)