Teldeniya

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Teldeniya

Total population

15,000

Coordinates7.31°, 80.76°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Teldeniya(තෙල්දෙණිය) was a town in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The town was submerged during construction of the Victoria Dam.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Keppetipola Disawe

Sri Lankan military leader

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S. Thurairaja

Sri Lanka supreme court judge

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Somasiri Medagedara

Sri Lankan singer

Hiranya Herath

Sri Lankan politician

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Tilake Abeysinghe

Sri Lankan artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central

• Rajawella
  2.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Hunnasgiriya
  6 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Madawala
  6.4 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Lewella
  7.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ampitiya
  7.4 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Mediwaka
  8.2 mi away · pop. 2,000
• Doragamuwa
  8.3 mi away · pop. 2,500
• Thunkandura
  8.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Jambugahapitiya
  9.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Wathuwala
  11.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Angunawala
  12.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Koshinna
  12.8 mi away · pop. 5,000

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Recently spotted species

Mung Bean Moth

Maruca vitrata

Seen 2026-09-24

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-23

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-21

Sailfin Catfishes

Pterygoplichthys

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-09-19

Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Baron

Euthalia aconthea

Seen 2026-09-19

Sri Lanka Shama

Copsychus leggei

Seen 2026-09-19

Long-legged Centipede

Thereuopoda longicornis

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).