Panagoda Cantonment

Panagoda Cantonment
Panagoda, Western Province
Type Cantonment
Site information
Controlled by Sri Lanka Army
Site history
Built 1953
In use 1953 – present
Garrison information
Garrison Sri Lanka Artillery,
Sri Lanka Signals Corps,
Sri Lanka Light Infantry

Panagoda Cantonment is a cantonment located in the western Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operated by the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. It is one of the largest military bases in Sri Lanka.

List of regiment which as its regimental headquarters at the Panagoda Cantonment

References

    Coordinates: 6°52′11″N 80°02′09″E / 6.86972°N 80.03583°E / 6.86972; 80.03583


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