Wariyapola

Wariyapola
  • වාරියපොල
  • Wathariyapola
City
Wariyapola
Location of Wariyapola within Sri Lanka [1]
Coordinates: 7°38′00″N 80°14′00″E / 7.6333°N 80.2333°E / 7.6333; 80.2333Coordinates: 7°38′00″N 80°14′00″E / 7.6333°N 80.2333°E / 7.6333; 80.2333
Country Sri Lanka
Province North Western Province
District Kurunegala District
Government
 • Type Pradesiya Sabha
 • President Ananda Jayalath
Elevation 308 ft (94 m)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Postal code 60400 [1]

Wariyapola (වාරියපොල) is a town in the Kurunegala District, North Western province, Sri Lanka. Wariyapola is 94 metres (308 ft) above the sea level.

Wariyapola in Sinhalese means “place for plane landing”, and is believed to be one of the landing sites of Ravana’s chariot or vimana, Dandu Monara Yanthraya.

References

  1. 1 2 "Postal Code for Sri Lanka, Postal Codes Database". Retrieved 2015-12-14.


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