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Nawalapitiya (Sinhala: නාවලපිටිය, Tamil: நாவலப்பிட்டி, romanized: Nāvalappiṭṭi) is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is 38 km (24 mi) from Kandy and 112 km (70 mi) from Colombo, at a height of 589 m (1,932 ft) above sea level. It is located on the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga. The area was developed during the colonisation of the island by the British, as one of the colony's centres of Coffee Production.[3][4]
Nawalapitiya
නාවලපිටිය நாவலப்பிட்டி | |
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| Coordinates: 7°03′N 80°32′E / 7.050°N 80.533°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
| Division | Pasbage Korale Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Council |
| • Body | Nawalapitiya Urban Council |
| • Chairman | Nishantha Kumara Ranasinghe |
| • Vice Chairman | Gamunu Sumathipala |
| Area | |
• Town | 122.0 km2 (47.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Town | 59,917 (Pasbage Korale Division)[1] |
| • Density | 491.1/km2 (1,272/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,338 (Nawalapitiya Urban Council)[2] |
| • Urban density | 3,102/km2 (8,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
Transport
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Nawalapitiya is located at the junction of Nawalapitya-Ginigathena (B319); Nawalypitia-Kotmale (B317) and Kandy Roads (AB13).
In 1874 the railway line was extended from Kandy to Nawalapitiya, with the Nawalapitiya railway station opening on 21 December.[5][6] The station serves as a terminus for a number of commuter trains, with all local trains stopping at the station. The station comprises three platforms and two siding loops. In 1885 the railway was extended to Nanu Oya.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Nawalapitiya division population census".
- ^ "Nawalapitiya division population census".
- ^ Mills, Lennox A. (2012). Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795-1932. Routledge. p. 245. ISBN 9781136262647.
- ^ Breckenridge, Shiva N. (2001). The Hills of Paradise: British Enterprise and the Story of Plantation Growth in Sri Lanka. Stamford Lake. p. 105.
- ^ Lawrie, Sir Archibald Campbell (1898). "A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane)". 2. G.J.A. Skeen, Government Printer, Ceylon: 69.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Ratnasinghe, Aryadasa (13 June 1999). "Train to Badulla". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Ellis, Royston (1 May 2016). "A Fascinating Journey". Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 May 2016.