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'''குருணாகல்''' அல்லது '''குருநாகல்''' (''Kurunegala'', {{lang-si|කුරුණෑගල}}) அல்லது குருநாகலை [[இலங்கை]]யின் ஒரு நகரமாகும். இதுவே இலங்கையின் [[வடமேற்கு மாகணம், இலங்கை|வட மேல் மாகாணத்தின்]] தலைநகரமாகும். குருநாகல் என்பது இந்நகரம் அமைந்துள்ள [[குருநாகல் மாவட்டம்|குருநாகல் மாவட்டத்தையும்]] அதன் நிர்வாக அலகான குருநாகல் நகரத்தையும் குறிக்கிறது. இந்நகரம் இலங்கையின் பண்டைய இராசதானிகளின் ஒன்றின் தலைநகராகவும் விளங்கி வந்தது. தெங்கு மற்றும் நெல் பயிர்ச்செய்கைகள் முக்கிய இடம் வகிக்கிறன.
==Climate==
குருனாகலினுடைய காலநிலை வெப்பமண்டல காடுகளை ஒத்ததாக காணப்படுகின்றது. ஏப்ரலில் வெப்பநிலை கிட்டத்தட்ட {{convert|35|°C|°F|0}} அளவிற்கு உயர்கின்றது.
குருனாகலின் மழைவீழ்ச்சி {{convert|2000|mm|in|0}} ஆகும்.
{{Weather box
|location = Kurunegala, Sri Lanka (1961-1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan record high C = 35.6
|Feb record high C = 37.6
|Mar record high C = 39.2
|Apr record high C = 39.0
|May record high C = 37.7
|Jun record high C = 35.5
|Jul record high C = 35.3
|Aug record high C = 35.7
|Sep record high C = 37.2
|Oct record high C = 36.7
|Nov record high C = 34.0
|Dec record high C = 39.0
|year record high C = 39.2
|Jan high C = 30.8
|Feb high C = 33.1
|Mar high C = 34.5
|Apr high C = 33.5
|May high C = 32.2
|Jun high C = 31.0
|Jul high C = 30.8
|Aug high C = 31.1
|Sep high C = 31.5
|Oct high C = 31.3
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 30.1
|year high C = 31.7
|Jan mean C = 25.7
|Feb mean C = 27.0
|Mar mean C = 28.4
|Apr mean C = 28.6
|May mean C = 28.3
|Jun mean C = 27.6
|Jul mean C = 27.3
|Aug mean C = 27.4
|Sep mean C = 27.5
|Oct mean C = 27.0
|Nov mean C = 26.5
|Dec mean C = 25.9
|year mean C = 27.3
|Jan low C = 20.7
|Feb low C = 20.9
|Mar low C = 22.4
|Apr low C = 23.6
|May low C = 24.4
|Jun low C = 24.2
|Jul low C = 23.9
|Aug low C = 23.8
|Sep low C = 23.5
|Oct low C = 22.8
|Nov low C = 22.1
|Dec low C = 21.7
|year low C = 22.8
|Jan record low C = 14.6
|Feb record low C = 14.7
|Mar record low C = 16.2
|Apr record low C = 20.4
|May record low C = 20.3
|Jun record low C = 20.8
|Jul record low C = 20.2
|Aug record low C = 19.4
|Sep record low C = 19.2
|Oct record low C = 18.3
|Nov record low C = 15.7
|Dec record low C = 14.8
|year record low C = 14.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 62
|Feb precipitation mm = 92
|Mar precipitation mm = 138
|Apr precipitation mm = 262
|May precipitation mm = 194
|Jun precipitation mm = 156
|Jul precipitation mm = 114
|Aug precipitation mm = 93
|Sep precipitation mm = 159
|Oct precipitation mm = 359
|Nov precipitation mm = 327
|Dec precipitation mm = 139
|year precipitation mm = 2095
|Jan humidity = 65
|Feb humidity = 59
|Mar humidity = 60
|Apr humidity = 69
|May humidity = 73
|Jun humidity = 74
|Jul humidity = 73
|Aug humidity = 71
|Sep humidity = 71
|Oct humidity = 74
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 72
|year humidity = 69.6
|source 1 = NOAA <ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
|url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/S3/43441.TXT
|title = Kurunegala Climate Normals 1961-1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|accessdate = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}
==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type =
|footnote =
|1891 | 4745
|1901 | 6483
|1911 | 8163
|1921 | 10187
|1931 | 10467
|1946 | 13372
|1953 | 17505
|1963 | 21179
|1971 | 24357
|1981 | 26198
|2001 | 28401
|2011 | 30315
}}
According to the census data, the estimated population of Kurunegala in the year 2001 was 28,401.<ref name="K'gala Population">{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Statistical Abstract 2008 | publisher = Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka | year = 2008 | month = | url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Abstract_2008_PDF/abstract2008/table%202008/Chap%202/AB2-4.pdf | accessdate = October 28, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The male population was 14626 and the female population was 13775. Most of Kurunegala's residents belong to the [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] majority. Other ethnic minorities include the [[Sri Lankan Moors]], [[Sri Lankan Tamils]], [[Burgher people|Burghers]] and [[Sri Lankan Malays|Malays]]. Residents from ethnic minorities live in all parts of the city, however, sizeable communities of Moors and Tamils also live in the areas of Teliyagonna and Wilgoda.
The following Table summarizes the population of Kurunegala according to different ethnicities.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
!Ethnicity!!Population!!% of Total
|-
|-
|Sinhalese||20,874||73.66
|-
|Sri Lankan Moor||4,452||15.71
|-
|Sri Lankan Tamil||2,221||7.84
|-
|Malay||349||1.23
|-
|Indian Tamil||249||0.88
|-
|Burgher||1651||9.56
|-
|Others including ([[Sri Lankan Chetty|Sri Lanka Chetty]] and [[Bharatha]])||27||0.09
|-
|}
''Source:'' ''2001 Census Data''<ref name="K'gala Population By Ethnicity">{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Population by Ethnicity according to Urban Area (Provisional) | publisher = Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka | year = | month = | url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/census2001/population/district/t002c.htm | accessdate = October 28, 2009 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070610120717/http://www.statistics.gov.lk/census2001/population/district/t002c.htm |archivedate = June 10, 2007}}</ref>
==Language==
The common languages of Kurunegala, depending on social classes, social circles, and ethnic backgrounds are Sinhalese, Tamil and [[English language|English]].
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