Balana is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within the Kandy District, Central Province.
It is situated in the Alagalla Mountain Range near the boundaries of the Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. The Alagalla mountains served as a natural defence location for nearly five centuries. It is the site of the Balana fort, a strategic rock fortress and an outpost to Kandyan kingdom, built between the Kadugannawa Pass and the Alagalla Mountain Range.
It is located west of Kandy, north-west of Gampola and from Colombo. It is serviced by the Balana railway station, which is on the Main line.