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Kurunegala (Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල, Tamil: குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century.
Most Rev. Lakdasa Jacob De Mel (1902–1976), MA was the first Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka and the last Metropolitan Archbishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon. Lakdasa De Mel was born on 24 March 1902 in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, to a prominent Anglican family.
Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The district is 4,812.7 km 2 (1,858.2 sq mi). It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages.
Kurunegala was the capital city of Sri Lanka from 1300-1341. It was a kingdom following kingdom of Yapahuwa . Kurunegala, capital of the Kurunegala District and the modern-day province of Wayamba , was used as a royal capital for around half a century with five kings of the Sinhala dynasty reigning as monarchs.
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Cathedral of Christ the King [2] is located on Kandy Road, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. It is the primary Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Kurunegala, affiliated to the Church of Ceylon . The construction of the church (estimated at a cost of Rs 500,000) was largely funded by Most Rev. Lakdasa De Mel , the first Bishop of Kurunegala , along with ...
Kurunegala Old Magistrate’s Court building: Kurunegala Town: Kurunegala Town (North East) Kurunegala: 10 July 2009: The Old Magistrate’s Court building bearing Assessment No. 1, Colombo Road, Kurunegala [33] Lihiniyagalla Saliya Raja Maha Vihara: Upper Katugampala: No. 1,560 Katugampala: Pannala: 6 June 2008: The ancient Buddha shrine [16]
History of Kurunegala District (1 C, 1 P) P. People from Kurunegala District (1 C, 5 P) Politics of Kurunegala District (1 C, 16 P) Populated places in Kurunegala ...