Kandy

Kandy මහනුවර (Sinhala) கண்டி (Tamil)
Administrative capital city
Downtown Kandy Temple of the Tooth Bahirawakanda Temple Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Sarachchandra Open-Air Theatre Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya Kandy Esala Perahera
Nickname(s):  Nuwara, Senkadagala
Motto(s):  Loyal and Free
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Coordinates: 7°17′35″N 80°38′06″E / 7.29314°N 80.63502°E / 7.29314; 80.63502
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Divisional Secretariat	Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat
Senkadagalapura	14th century
Capital of the Kingdom of Kandy	1469
Founded by	Senasammata Vikramabahu
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Kandy Municipal Council
• Mayor	Kesera Senanayake (UNP)
Area
• Total	28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	125,400
• Density	4,591/km2 (11,890/sq mi)
Demonym	Kandyan
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Time)
Postal code	20000
Area code	081
Website	Kandy Municipal Council

Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced^ⓘ [mahanuʋərə]; Tamil: கண்டி Kandy, pronounced^ⓘ [ˈkaɳɖi]) is a major city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy.^[1] The city is situated in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.^[2] Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation.