Kotagala Explained

Official Name:	Kotagala
Native Name:	Sinhala; Sinhalese: කොටගල Tamil: கொட்கல
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Central Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Nuwara Eliya District
Unit Pref:	Metric
Timezone:	Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:	+5:30
Elevation M:	1,247
Elevation Ft:	4,091
Postal Code Type:	Post code
Postal Code:	22080
Area Code:	051

Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of ^[1] above sea level.

Transport

It is serviced by the Kotagala railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line, which is from Colombo.

The town is located on the A7 (Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya highway), at the crossroads with the B406 (Stony Cliff - Kotagala road).

Devon Falls, a high natural waterfall
St. Clair's Falls, an high and wide waterfall
Singha Malai Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
60 feet bridge, a 18.30NaN0 long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
St. Margaret's Church, a 19th-century stone church
Sri Muthu Vinayagar Kovil, a Hindu temple