Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 35.8 km (22.2 mi) from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 1,247 m (4,091 ft) above sea level.

It is serviced by the Kotagala railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line, which is 179.969 km (111.828 mi) from Colombo.

The town is located on the A7 (Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya highway), at the crossroads with the B406 (Stony Cliff - Kotagala road).

• Devon Falls, a 97 m (318 ft) high natural waterfall
• St. Clair's Falls, an 80 m (260 ft) high and 50 m (160 ft) wide waterfall
• Singha Malai Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
• 60 feet bridge, a 18.3 m (60 ft) long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
• St. Margaret's Church, a 19th-century stone church
• Sri Muthu Vinayagar Kovil, a Hindu temple

• Kotagala Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
• Cambridge College
• Kotagala Teachers' Training College
• Kaarunya International School

• List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka

• Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka