Polonnaruwa is one of the most historically important district in Sri lanka. This was Sri Lankas second capital city after fall of Anuradhapura.
The great king King Vijayaba 1, who ruled Sri Lanka during 1055 AD to 1110 AD, was the first native ruler of this kingdom.
He defeated and chased away Chola invaders and united the whole country.
Still there are large number of ancient ruins, which belongs to Polonnaruwa kingdom can be found throughout this area.
Due to those archeological treasures, Polonnaruwa old city was named as a world heritage site by UNESCO in year 1982.
Large number of local and foreign tourists visits this place daily.
Polonnaruwa belonging to North central district of Sri Lanka. This is mainly an agriculture based district. You can see cascading paddy fields and well plan irrigation network in this area. Since Polonnaruwa is located in dry zone of Sri Lanka, ancient kings have
constructed large number of tanks, which collects rain water for dry season usage. Still those tanks and canal networks provides
water supply for the irrigation purposes and human use.