Hakgala Botanical Garden

Hakgala Botanical Garden
Exit of the garden. Entrance now is a few meters down
Interactive map of Hakgala Botanical Garden
Type	Botanical garden
Location	Hakgala, Nuwara Eliya
Coordinates	6°55′38.5″N 80°49′12.2″E / 6.927361°N 80.820056°E / 6.927361; 80.820056 (Hakgala Botanical Garden)
Area	Nuwara Eliya
Created	1861
Operated by	Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
Visitors	563,586 (2023)
Status	Open all year
Website	Department of National Botanic Gardens

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Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other four are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Mirijjawila Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden. It is the second largest botanical garden in Sri Lanka. The garden is contiguous to Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve.