Kotagala

Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 35.8 km from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 1,247 m above sea level.

Transport
It is serviced by the Kotagala railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line, which is 179.969 km from Colombo.

The town is located on the A7 (Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya highway), at the crossroads with the B406 (Stony Cliff - Kotagala road).

Attractions

 * Devon Falls, a 97 m high natural waterfall
 * St. Clair's Falls, an 80 m high and 50 m wide waterfall
 * Singha Malai Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
 * 60 feet bridge, a 18.3 m long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
 * St. Margaret's Church, a 19th-century stone church
 * Sri Muthu Vinayagar Kovil, a Hindu temple

Education

 * Kotagala Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
 * Cambridge College
 * Kotagala Teachers' Training College
 * Kaarunya International School