Lunugala

Lunugala
ලුණුගල
லுணுகலை
The Madolsima region of Lunugala
Coordinates: 7°2′0″N 81°12′0″E / 7.03333°N 81.20000°E / 7.03333; 81.20000
Country Sri Lanka
Province Uva
District Badulla
Government
 • Pradeshiya Saba Lunugala Pradeshiya Sabava
 • Pradesiya Sabapathi Mr.Ananda Silva
Population
 • Total 31,092[Census of population Housing SL,2,011]
Time zone UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Social Network Profile,[1][2]

Lunugala is a town in the Sri Lankan province of Uva.There are 26 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Lunugala Divisional Secretariat Division[3][4]

The town is placed in middle of a mountain range. It was called "Pattipola" (පට්ටිපොල) in the past. Its main agricultural product is tea. There are many beautiful tea estates in Lunugala as Adawatta Estate, Park Estate, Hopton Estate, Showlands Estate and Madolsima Plantation. Additionally people cultivate pepper, cinnamon and cacao.


Madolsima Village

Society & Population Distribution

Basically the society of lunugala consists of three major types—Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims. These people live peacefully together. In some places there are cross marriages as Tamil-Muslims, Muslim-Sinhala and Tamil-Sinhala.


Schools

  • Lunugala Central College[5]
  • Yapamma Kanitu Vidyalaya
  • Rama Krishna College
  • kalai mahal tamil maha vidyalayam
  • Muslim School

Religious places

  • Lunugala Sri Lonagiri Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
  • Yapamma Sri Ramya Vijayarama Viharaya
  • Lunugala Sri Kadireshan Kovil
  • Lunugala Jumma Mosque
  • Lunugala Catholic Church

Hospitals

  • Lunugala Hospital
  • hopton Hospital
  • Adawatta Dispensary

Public banks

References

  • Madulsima, a top tourist attraction by M.H.M.N. Bandara
  1. ↑ Facebook
  2. ↑ Twitter
  3. ↑ Divisional Secretariat Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Survey in the Lunugala
  5. ↑ Lunugala Central College

Coordinates: 7°02′N 81°12′E / 7.033°N 81.200°E / 7.033; 81.200


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