Matale
Matale (Sinhala: මාතලේ, Tamil: மாத்தளை, romanized: Māttaḷai) is a major city in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative capital and largest urbanised city of Matale District. Matale is also the second largest urbanised and populated city in Central Province. It is located at the heart of the Central Highlands of the island and lies in a broad, green fertile valley at an elevation of 364 m (1,194 ft) above sea level. Surrounding the city are the Knuckles Mountain Range, the foothills were called Wiltshire by the British. They have also called this place as Matelle.
Matale මාතලේ மாத்தளை | |
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Matale මාතලේ மாத்தளை | |
| Coordinates: 7°28′7″N 80°37′22″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Division | Matale Division |
| Kingdom of Anuradhapura | Mathula Colony in 4th century BC |
| Municipal Council from 1963 | Matale Municipal Council |
| Founded by | King Pandukabhaya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Matale Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Sandhanam Prakash (CWC) |
| • Municipal Commissioner | E. L. R. B. Atampawala |
| • Matale Secretariat | S. M. G. K. Perera |
| • Matale Police Deputy Inspector General | D. R. L. Ranaweera |
| Area | |
| • Administrative Capital | 70.0 km2 (27.03 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Urban | 38,229 |
| • Urban density | 4,051/km2 (10,490/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 78,864 |
| • Metro density | 1,069/km2 (2,770/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mathalites |
| Language | |
| • Official | Sinhala and Tamil |
| • Additional | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Time in Sri Lanka) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5:30 (not observed) |
| Postal code | 21xxx |
| Area code | 066 |
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