Matale (Sinhala: මාතලේ, Tamil: மாத்தளை, romanized: Māttaḷai) is a major city in Central Province, Sri Lanka.

It is located at the heart of the Central Highlands of the island and lies in a broad, green fertile valley at an elevation of 364 m (1,194 ft) above sea level.

The historic location where the Pali Canon was written down completely in text on ola (palm) leaves in 29 BCE.

[citation needed] The city is also the birthplace of Monarawila Keppetipola, a rebel who led the Wellasa rebellion against the British troops.

Population growth, urban expansion and economic development in Matale have created regulatory and management challenges.