Pinnawala is a village in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka and is around 90 km from the capital, Colombo. It is well known for its elephant orphanage.

Pinnawala
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Pinnawala is located in Sri Lanka
Pinnawala
Pinnawala
Coordinates: 7°18′05″N 80°23′12″E / 7.3015°N 80.3867°E / 7.3015; 80.3867
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
DistrictKegalle
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Sri Lanka Post
70130[1]
Area code035
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Elephant Orphanage edit

The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is situated northwest of the town of Kegalle, halfway between the present commercial capital Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy. There are about 84 elephants under protection. The orphanage is open to the public.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pinnawala Post Office - Sri Lanka Postal Codes - Mohanjith". Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ^ "Home - Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Sri Lanka".

7°18′N 80°24′E / 7.300°N 80.400°E / 7.300; 80.400