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Kandakadu Destination Guide

Explore Kandakadu in Sri Lanka

Kandakadu in the region of North Central is a town in Sri Lanka - some 122 mi or ( 196 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kandakadu is now 11:34 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Welikanda, Trincomalee, Thambala, Sungawila, and Sinnavilupattiya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Welikanda . Where to go and what to see in Kandakadu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Welikanda

Welikanda is a small town on the Baticallo Polonnaruwa main road located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Welikanda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District.

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Located at 7.95 81.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Polonnaruwa District, Populated places in Sri Lanka

A11 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 11 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Maradankadawala with Tirikkondiadimadu. The A 11 passes through Ganewalpola, Habarana, Moragaswewa, Minneriya, Polannaruwa, Kaduruwela, Manampitiya, Welikanda, Punani and Vakaneri to reach Tirikkondiadimadu.

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Located at 7.94 81.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Vellai

Vellai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.

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Located at 8.25 81.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Upaar Lagoon

Upaar Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the south. The lagoon is surrounded by evergreen forest and scrubland. The land is used for subsistence fishing and some rice cultivation. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamps and some sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds.

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Located at 8.12 81.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Lagoons of Sri Lanka

Punanai

Punanai is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by Christopher Ondaatje

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Located at 7.97 81.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka