Kandy is in Sri Lanka, in Central Province. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Sri Lanka
City or region
Central Province
Coordinates
7.2931 N, 80.6350 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
87
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
25.6
Dambulla cave temple
Sri Lanka
62.7
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka
75.1
Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
81.8
Avukana Buddha statue
Sri Lanka
82.1
The closest neighbor is Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, 25.6 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Kandy
English
Kandy
Español
Kandy
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 7.2931 N, 80.6350 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Kandy: 87 sitelinks; closest neighbor Central Highlands of Sri Lanka at 25.6 km