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Koggala
Sign in to saveKoggala (; ) is a small coastal town, situated at the edge of a lagoon on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Koggala is bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by a large lake, Koggala Lake, into which the numerous tributaries of the Koggala Oya drain. It is approximately south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above sea level.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in LK, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 33 inbound references to Koggala, and connects out to telephone numbering plan, Sri Lanka and World War II.
It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Galle District, Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka and Seaside resorts in Sri Lanka.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Habaraduwa
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Koggala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Koggala.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Near Koggala beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Galle District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5:30
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Koggala.JPG
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- Commons category
- Koggala, Sri Lanka
- postal code
- 80630
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Facilities
- Attractions
- Post and telephone
- See also
- References
Koggala (; ) is a small coastal town, situated at the edge of a lagoon on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Koggala is bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by a large lake, Koggala Lake, into which the numerous tributaries of the Koggala Oya drain. It is approximately south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above sea level.
==History== Koggala has one of the longest beaches in Sri Lanka, and is located in close proximity to the popular tourist resort of Unawatuna, Koggala in comparison is relatively uncluttered as a tourist destination and mostly unexplored.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koggala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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