page_title: Ingiriya
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Ingiriya / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Ingiriya City Drainage Map
context_page_description: Ingiriya is a city in Kalutara District of Western Province, Sri Lanka, near the border with Sabaragamuwa Province. The city is the meeting point of the Rathnapura–Panadura, Ingiriya–Padukka and Ingiriya–Bulathsinhala roads.
  The city has an ethnic makeup of 89.7% Sinhalese and 10.1% Tamils, with less than 1% from other ethnicity. The 2001 census recorded a population of 45,726, rising to 56,074 in 2017.
context_section_description: Ingiriya is 24 km (15 mi) from the coast and extends a further 8.8 km (5.5 mi) inland. It is mountainous, especially near the eastern border. The highest point is Madakada Giranchi Mountain, 355 m (1,165 ft) high. Eduragala Mountain is also over 210 m (690 ft) high. The eastern part contains scattered mountains over 150 m (490 ft) high. There are some similarly high mountains in the western part. Overall, 60% of the area is flat plains. The Kalu River flows along the southern border of Ingiriya and many streams flow into the Kalu River. The largest, Nambapana Stream, is in the east. Another river, the Mawak Oya, starts in the north and flows along the west side before connecting to the Kalu River in the south.
caption: Ingiriya drainage
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