Government stakeholders
Feel Kandy aggregates information from the councils, departments and institutions responsible for the city, its heritage and its visitors.
Directory
Eight organisations share responsibility for the sacred city and the wider district.
City administration
The municipal authority for the city, responsible for public spaces, markets, waste, the lakeside promenade and the licensing of tourism-facing businesses within the municipal limit.
Municipal Council Building, Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000
Official websitefor Kandy Municipal Council (opens in a new tab)
District coordination
Coordinates central government functions across the district's divisional secretariats, including disaster management, land administration and district-level infrastructure planning.
District Secretariat, Kachcheri Road, Kandy 20000
contact@kandydistrict.example.gov.lk
Official websitefor Kandy District Secretariat (opens in a new tab)
Provincial oversight
The office of the Governor of the Central Province, providing executive oversight of provincial councils and the provincial ministries covering tourism, roads and cultural affairs.
Governor's Secretariat, Wace Park, Kandy 20000
secretariat@centralprovince.example.gov.lk
Official websitefor Governor's Office, Central Province (opens in a new tab)
Tourism promotion and standards
Registers and grades accommodation and tour operators, runs the regional tourist information network, and leads destination promotion for Kandy and the central hill country.
Regional Office, Sangaraja Mawatha, Kandy 20000
Official websitefor Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (opens in a new tab)
Heritage protection
Protects and conserves archaeological monuments and sites in the district, maintains the archaeological museum, and licenses excavation and conservation work in the sacred precinct.
Regional Office, Palace Square, Kandy 20000
kandy@archaeology.example.gov.lk
Official websitefor Department of Archaeology (opens in a new tab)
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The custodian of the sacred tooth relic and of the daily thevava observances, and the organising authority for the annual Kandy Esala Perahera.
Sri Dalada Maligawa, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000
office@sridaladamaligawa.example.lk
Official websitefor Sri Dalada Maligawa (opens in a new tab)
Planning and urban projects
Prepares the development plan for the Kandy urban area, manages public realm projects around the lake and station quarter, and reviews development within the heritage buffer zone.
UDA Regional Office, William Gopallawa Mawatha, Kandy 20000
Official websitefor Urban Development Authority (opens in a new tab)
Research and education
The country's largest university, whose faculties of arts, agriculture and engineering lead research on the Kandyan cultural landscape and train the district's heritage guides.
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400
Official websitefor University of Peradeniya (opens in a new tab)