Karagahawewa
in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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China Bay Airport (62 mi) - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (80 mi)
- Beira Lake Seaplane Base (97 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (99 mi)
- Colombo Ratmalana Airport (103 mi)
- Kankesanturai Airport (108 mi)
- Amparai Airport (109 mi)
- Arugam Bay SPB (140 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 8.245 and 80.331 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 8° 14' 43" and E 80° 19' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:18 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 6:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Discover Karagahawewa
Karagahawewa in North Central Province is a town in Sri Lanka about 97 mi (or 155 km) north of Colombo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Karagahawewa is now 06:18 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Karagahawewa, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is China Bay Airport in a distance of 62 mi (or 99 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Sacred City of Anuradhapura in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Kandy and Katunayaka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 94 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
33°C (92 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
31°C (88 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
33°C (92 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vista Nivahana Holiday
Hotel Alakamanda
City Resort
Grand Crown Hotel
Vista London Palace
Crystal V Tourist Resort
Thilaka City Hotel
PALM GARDEN VILLAGE HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Sri Lanka Anuradhapura 1984
Discovering the Lost City Jamieparkins's photos around Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (ruvanvalisaya)
Preview of Jamieparkins's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/jamieparkins/srilankanov2007/1197325560/tpod.html This blog preview was...
Anuradhapura Sri Lanka Acme Travels
Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, world famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. The Civilization which was built upon this city was...
Construction work on Roads in Anuradhapura
This video shows the construction work being carried out on the access roads to the city of Anuradhapura, as seen on the 29th and 30th of Dec 2011. Of what I observed there seems to be a massive...
DEYATA KIRULA train through Rajarata Agri Faculty.MP4
gems of sri lanka - kurunegala, Sri Lanka - janakala gem & jewellery.
gems of sri lanka, promotional prgram at dayata kirula 2012 with the national gem and jewellery authority.
Caritas Anuradhapura Advocacy and Lobbying with Multi-stakeholders
Caritas Anuradhapura Sethsavaiya has established strong relationship and build a network to provide a voice for voiceless in order to protect their rights. This video shows one of the advocacy...
Leo's 2nd Birthday
Some footage for the grandparents of Leo's 2nd birthday in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
eliphants at the tank
eliphants at the tank.
Sri Lanka 2015 Viceroy Special at Talawa
25 Feb 2015 R.Stephenson B1d 4-6-0 340 (1944) on the Viceroy Special pulls into Talawa station, is looped to allow CSR S12 DEMU 922 (2012) on train 4021 the 05:50 Colombo Fort to ...
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