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Country
  
Time zone
  
+5.30

Local time
  
Monday 6:11 AM

District
  
Province
  
Central Province

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Weather
  
22°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 87% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Agriculture - University, Faculty of Arts - University, University of Ceylon, Faculty of Allied Health Sc

Points of interest
  
Royal Botanical Gardens, Sri Rajopawanaramaya Temple, Alwis Pond - University

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Peradeniya (Sinhala:පේරාදෙණිය IAST pēradeniya) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, about 50,000 inhabitants in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road, just a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre.

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Map of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Peradeniya is famous for the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya. It is situated in a slope of the Mahaweli river and attracts many visitors from Sri Lanka as well as from abroad.

Another key attribute of this city is the University of Peradeniya which is the second oldest University in Sri Lanka . Its buildings are of mixed colonial and traditional Sri Lankan/South Asian styles, and located amongst the lush vegetation of the hill country. The Department of Agriculture is also located here.

West of the town lies the small historical town of Kadugannawa.

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References

Peradeniya Wikipedia