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Gonagolla Latitude and Longitude:

7°26′06″N 81°37′43″E / 7.4351°N 81.6285°E / 7.4351; 81.6285
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Gonagolla
ගොනාගොල්ල
கொனாகொல்ல
Town
Gonagolla is located in Sri Lanka
Gonagolla
Gonagolla
Coordinates: 7°26′06″N 81°37′43″E / 7.4351°N 81.6285°E / 7.4351; 81.6285
Country Sri Lanka
Province Eastern
District Ampara
Time zone UTC+5:30 ( Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Postal Code
32064

Gonagolla ( Sinhala: ගොනාගොල්ල, Tamil: கொனாகொல்ல) is a town in the Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

It is located 18.8 km (11.7 mi) north of Ampara on the Ampara Uhana Maha Oya Highway (A27). [1]

The Gonagolla Vihara, a historic cave temple, which is formally listed as an archaeological site, is located nearby on the road to Ampara. [2]

Schools

  • Dudley Senanayake College
  • Rajagalatenna Maha Vidyalaya ( Sinhala: අම්/රජගලතැන්න මහා විද්‍යාලය)

References

  1. ^ "Gonagolla is in Ampara district of Eastern province of Srilanka". Allceylon.lk. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Gonagolla". www.archaeology.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.