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Gampola
ගම්පොල கம்பளை | |
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 Gampola Skyline | |
  Gampola | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′53″N 80°34′36″E / 7.16472°N 80.57667°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
| Division | Udapalatha Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Authority |
| • Body | Gampola Urban Council |
| • Chairman | Furkhan Hajiar |
| Area | |
• Town | 94.0 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2012[1]) | |
• Town | 37,871 |
| • Urban density | 11,476/km2 (29,720/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 91,716 |
| • Metro density | 975.7/km2 (2,527/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Gampola (Sinhala: ගම්පොල, Tamil: கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fourteenth century. The last king of Gampola was King Buwanekabahu V, who ruled the island for 29 years. A separate city was built in Kotte during this time by a noble known as Alagakkonara. The longest sleeping Buddha statue in South Asia is located in the Saliyalapura Temple, Gampola.