Medawachchiya

Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the A9 Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo. Medawachchiya is also the point from which the A14 main road to Mannar and Talaimannar starts. Medawachchiya is a significant railway junction on Sri Lanka Railways' northern network. Medawachchiya is the junction between the Northern Line and the Mannar Line.

Religion in Medawachchiya DS Division (2012)
  1. Buddhist (92.9%)
  2. Hindu (0.2%)
  3. Muslim (6.2%)
  4. Roman Catholic (0.5%)
  5. Other Christian (0.2%)
  6. Other (0.1%)
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