Polonnaruwa is in Sri Lanka, in North 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
North Central Province
Coordinates
7.9333 N, 81.0000 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
56
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka
26.6
Dambulla cave temple
Sri Lanka
39.6
Avukana Buddha statue
Sri Lanka
53.8
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
57.7
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka
78.7
The closest neighbor is Sigiriya, 26.6 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
Cidade Antiga de Polonnaruva
English
Polonnaruwa
Español
Polonnaruwa
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 7.9333 N, 81.0000 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Polonnaruwa: 56 sitelinks; closest neighbor Sigiriya at 26.6 km