Nuwara Eliya: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sri Lanka
• Region: Central Province
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 27,500
• Coordinates: 6.9708° N, 80.7829° E
• Time zone: Asia/Colombo (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (LKR)
• Distance to the capital, Colombo: 103 km (64 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML): 100 km (62 mi), straight line
• Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB): 102 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Hatton: 22 km (14 mi)
• Badulla: 30 km (19 mi)
• Gampola: 32 km (20 mi)
• Kandy: 39 km (24 mi)
• Ratnapura: 53 km (33 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kandy, 39 km (24 mi)