Ettampitiya ( si, ඇටම්පිටිය) is a small town in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It is located in the
Badulla District
Badulla District ( si, බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය ''badūlla distrikkaya''; ta, பதுளை மாவட்டம் ''Patuḷai māvaṭṭam'') is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area o ...
,
Uva Province
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated Provinces of Sri Lanka, province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two dis ...
.
It is located south-west of
Badulla
Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.
Geography
Badulla is ...
, at the junction of the
A5 highway (
Peradeniya
Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය, translit=Pēradeniya; ta, பேராதனை, translit=Pērātaṉai) is a suburb of the city of Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a m ...
-Badulla-
Chenkalady
Chenkalady or Chenkaladi is a town in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka, it is located about 15 km north-west of Batticaloa. In Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lank ...
highway) and B43 road.
Religion
* Ettampitiya Sri Neegrodarama Temple
Education
* Ettampitiya Central College
* Ettampitiya Hindu College
* Ettampitiya National School
Attractions
* Gerandi Ella Falls
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Kotugodella fort
Kotugodella Fort ( si, කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව), also known as Katugodalla Fort or ''Katugodælla Balakotuwa'', was a Portuguese fort, located near Haldummulla. In 1630 the Portuguese, under the command of Consta ...
(ruins)
See also
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Towns in Uva
Uva Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Badulla District and Moneragala District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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Agalle, Agampodigama, Aggalaulpota, Akurukaduwa, Alakkangama, Alakolaga ...
References
External links
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Towns in Badulla District
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