Kandy

For other uses, see Kandy (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Kandi (disambiguation) or Candy.

Kandy මහනුවර (Sinhala) கண்டி (Tamil)
Administrative capital city
Downtown Kandy Temple of the Tooth Bahirawakanda Temple Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Sarachchandra Open-Air Theatre Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya Kandy Esala Perahera
Nicknames:  Nuwara (Sinhala: නුවර, romanised: Nuwara) Senkadagala (Sinhala: සෙංකඩගල, romanised: Seṁkaḍagala)
Motto:  Loyal and Free
Kandy Location within Sri Lanka Kandy Location within South Asia Kandy Location within Asia
Coordinates: 7°17′35″N 80°38′06″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Divisional Secretariat	Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat
Senkadagalapura	14th century
Capital of the Kingdom of Kandy	1469
Founder	Senasammata Vikramabahu
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Kandy Municipal Council
• Mayor	Chandrasiri Wijenayake (NPP)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: iv, vi
Reference	450
Inscription	1988 (12th Session)
Area
• Total	28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	125,400
• Density	4,591/km2 (11,890/sq mi)
Demonym	Kandyan
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Postal code	20000
Area code	081
Website	Kandy Municipal Council

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Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර, romanised: Mahanuwara [mahanuʋərə] ^ⓘ; Tamil: கண்டி, romanised: Kaṇṭi [ˈkaɳɖi] ^ⓘ) is a major city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy. The city is situated in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau. Kandy is the administrative capital of the Central Province, and considered as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka, due to its architectural heritage. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most important places of the Buddhist world. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation.