Ganewatta
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Ganewatta
ගනේවත්ත | |
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  Ganewatta | |
| Coordinates: 7°39′01″N 80°20′34″E / 7.650331°N 80.342832°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Western Province |
| District | Kurunegala District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
| Area code | 037 |
Ganewatta (Sinhala: ගනේවත්ත) is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.
It is the site of a medicinal plant garden, operated by Department of National Botanic Gardens.[1][2] The garden is the home to a collection of tropical plants that are used for medicinal purposes. The garden is 21 ha (52 acres) in size, however only 8.9 ha (22 acres) is planted with medicinal plants and the remainder of the site is used for coconut cultivation.[3][4]
