Pannala is a town in

Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Electorate Divisions, 02 Municipal Council, 19 Urban C ...

, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. it is located on

Kurunegala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...

Negombo Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, Sri Lanka, Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commer ...

main road, (away from

25 km and away from

45 km), and away from

Kuliyapitiya Kuliyapitiya is the second largest town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is located north-east of Colombo and from Kurunegala. Kuliyapitiya is home to the Wayamba University of Sri Lan ...

17 km. The newly constructed bridge on "

Maha Oya The Maha Oya is a major stream in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately in length. It runs across four provinces and five districts. Maha Oya has 14 Water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 m ...

" connects Pannala to

Divulapitiya Divulapitiya ( si, දිවුලපිටිය, ta, திவுலபிடிய) is a town in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located about away from Negombo. Education There are a number of Schools in Divulapitiya ...

in Western Province. It is very famous for its Racing Track. Pannala Industrial zone is located a few miles off the town which includes

Keells Food Products Keells Food Products PLC is a processed meat company in Sri Lanka. The company was incorporated in 1982 and was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the following year. The company's Keells Krest brand has been the market leader in the processe ...

, Brandix textiles, Nestle Lanka Pannala.

Education

There are a number of schools in Pannala. The main school is Pannala National School. Pannala National school originated as a cooperative school during 1850 - 1960. The Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
/ref> is located a few miles from the town.

Notable people

James Goonewardene James Alexander Shedden-Goonewardene (1921–1997) was a Sri Lankan writer. He was born in Pannala, Sri-Lanka, and was raised in Matara, Sri Lanka. He was the son of Mabel Alice Goonewardene and James Robert Shedden, a police inspector serving ...

(1921–1997), Sri Lankan writer

References

External links

* Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub