What is "matale"

Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ) ( Tamil:மாத்தளை) often written as Mathale (pronounced Maathalé), is the largest town of the Matale District of the Central Province, of Sri Lanka. It is from Colombo and near Kandy. Surrounding the town are the Knuckles Mountain Range, the foothills were called Wiltshire by the British. It is a mainly agricultural area, where tea, rubber, vegetable and spice cultivation dominate.

Matale is an administrative ward in the Monduli district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 3,414.

Matale may refer to:

• Matale, a town in central Sri Lanka in Matale District, Central Province
• Matale District, an administrative district of Sri Lanka
• Matale Electoral District, a multi-member electoral district of Sri Lanka
• Matale Electoral District (1947–1989), a former single-member electoral district of Sri Lanka
• Matale Rebellion, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1848
• Matale (Tanzanian ward), an administrative ward in the Monduli district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania