Kegalle

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Kegalle කෑගල්ල கேகாலை
City
Kegalle Clock Tower
Kegalle Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°15′11″N 80°20′43″E / 7.25306°N 80.34528°E / 7.25306; 80.34528
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Sabaragamuwa Province
District	Kegalle District
Government
• Type	Urban Council
• Body	Kegalle Urban Council
Area
• City	106.0 km2 (40.9 sq mi)
• Urban	8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population
• City	90,854 (Kegalle Division)[1]
• Density	857.1/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
• Urban	15,993 (Kegalle Urban Council)[2]
• Urban density	1,999/km2 (5,180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (SLST)
Postal code	71000
Area code	035

Kegalle (Sinhala: කෑගල්ල, romanized: Kǣgalla; Tamil: கேகாலை, romanized: Kēkālai) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo–Kandy road, approximately 78 km (48 mi) from Colombo, 40 km (25 mi) from Kandy, 32 km (20 mi) from Kurunegala and 46 km (29 mi) from Avissavella. It is the main town in the Kegalle District, which is one of two districts which comprise Sabaragamuwa Province. The town is governed by an Urban Council.

Kegalle has an agricultural based economy and mainly produces rubber. The surrounding area produces graphite, precious stones and agricultural products such as rice. It is the nearest town to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, a major tourist attraction in the area, which is 13 km (8.1 mi) to the north-east.