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KURUNEGALA , the See also:chief See also:town in the See also:north-western See also:province of See also:Ceylon . Pop. of the town, 6483; of the See also:district, 249,429 . It was the See also:residence of the See also:kings of Ceylon from A.D . 1319 to 1347, and is romantically situated under the shade of Adagalla (the See also:rock of the Tusked See also:Elephant), which is 600 ft. high . It was in 1902 the See also:terminus of the See also:Northern railway (59 M. from See also:Colombo, which has since been extended 200 M. farther, to the northern-most See also:coast of the See also:Jaffna See also:Peninsula . Kurunegala is the centre of See also:rice, coco-See also:nut, See also:tea, See also:coffee and See also:cocoa cultivation . |
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