Balangoda

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Balangoda is a town in south-central Sri Lanka known for its archaeological significance and as a regional commercial center in the Sabaragamuwa Province.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Balangoda canonical 3
Balangoda town 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivisionType urban council
climate tropical rainforest climate
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
demographics multi-ethnic population
distanceFromColombo_km about 143
elevation_m about 610
governingBody Balangoda Urban Council
hasEducationalInstitution Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (nearby)
hasNearbyArchaeologicalCulture Balangoda Man culture
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Batadombalena
Fa Hien Cave
hasNearbyFeature Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) region
linked to: Adam's Peak
hasNearbyNaturalFeature Sinharaja Forest Reserve (regional vicinity)
central highlands of Sri Lanka
hasRoadConnection A4 highway
hasRole regional commercial center
hasTransport bus services
regional road network
knownFor archaeological significance
languageSpoken Sinhala
Tamil
locatedIn Ratnapura District
linked to: Ratnapura

Sabaragamuwa Province
locatedInRegion south-central Sri Lanka
locatedOnRoute Colombo–Batticaloa road
majorCrop paddy
rubber
tea
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
trade
nearestMajorCity Ratnapura
officialLanguage Sinhala
Tamil
postalCode 70100
primaryReligion Buddhism
region Sabaragamuwa
secondaryReligion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
utcOffset +5:30

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabaragamuwa Province hasTown Balangoda
Ratnapura roadConnectionTo Balangoda
Kuragala archaeological site near Balangoda town
linked to: Balangoda
Belihuloya area locatedNear Balangoda