Haputale ( si, හපුතලේ; ta, ஹபுதலே) is a town of
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 ...
in the
Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and Mon ...
, governed by an
Urban Council
The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Servic ...
. The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The area has a rich bio-diversity dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Haputale is surrounded by hills covered with
cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud c ...
s and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than its surroundings, due to its elevation. The Haputale pass allows views across the Southern plains of Sri Lanka. The South-West boundary of Uva basin is marked by the Haputale mountain ridges, which continue on to
Horton Plains
Horton Plains National Park ( si, හෝර්ටන් තැන්න ජාතික උද්යානය, Hortan Thanna Jathika Udyanaya) is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It is locate ...
and
Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada ( si, ශ්රී පාද), i.e., "sacred footprint", a rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be ...
to the west. CNN in 2010 named Haputale as one of Asia's most overlooked destinations.
Transport
Roads
** A16 highway (
Beragala-Hali Ela) a part of the
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
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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 ...
road. (Route 99)
** B147 (Haputale-Dambetenna) road.
** Haputale-
Welimada
Welimada (වැලිමඩ)is a town in the Badulla District of the Uva Province of Sri Lanka.
Administration
The Welimada town is now administered by the Welimada Divisional Council.
Notable government institutions include:
* Divisional Secre ...
road. (Via
Boralanda
Boralanda (බොරලන්ද in Sinhala language) is a rural town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
The easiest access path to the Horton Plains National Park is fallen through Boralanda via Ohiy ...
)
** Haputale-
Diyatalawa
Diyatalawa (දියතලාව, meaning “the watered plain”) is a former garrison town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in the Badulla District of Uva Province. It is situated at an altitude of and has become a popular destina ...
road. (via Yahalabedda)
** Haputale-Wellawaya road. (Via
Beragala
Beragala is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is located away from Colombo along the A4 Highway. The area is known for its natural environment, as well as for landslides.
Attractions
* ...
and Koslanda)
Rail
Haputale railway station
Haputale Railway Station ( si, හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ta, ஹப்புடேல் ரயில் நிலையம்) is the 69th station on the Main Line (Sri Lanka), Main Line. The station is loca ...
is the 69th station on the
Main Line
Mainline, ''Main line'', or ''Main Line'' may refer to:
Transportation
Railway
* Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system
* Main line railway preservation, the practice of operating preserved trains on an operational railw ...
. The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from
Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.
Population
Source
Places of interest
*
Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains National Park ( si, හෝර්ටන් තැන්න ජාතික උද්යානය, Hortan Thanna Jathika Udyanaya) is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It is locate ...
Via
Boralanda
Boralanda (බොරලන්ද in Sinhala language) is a rural town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
The easiest access path to the Horton Plains National Park is fallen through Boralanda via Ohiy ...
*
Adisham Bungalow
*Lipton's Seat
*
St. Andrew's Church
*
Diyaluma Falls
Diyaluma Falls is high and the second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 619th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated away from Koslanda in Badulla District on Colombo-Badulla highway. The falls are formed by Punagala Oya, a tributary of ...
*
Bambarakanda Falls
*
Soragune Devalaya
*
Haldummulla
Haldummulla ( si, හල්දුම්මුල්ල) is a town in the Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
The town suffered significant damage from a landslide in 2014.
Attractions
* Bambarakanda Fallsbr>* Ohiya and Horton Plains ...
town
*
Beragala
Beragala is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is located away from Colombo along the A4 Highway. The area is known for its natural environment, as well as for landslides.
Attractions
* ...
Gap
*
Dambetenna
*
Idalgashinna
Idalgashinna ( si, ඉදල්ගස්හින්න, ta, இதல்கஸ்ஹின்ன) is a small village in the Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Situated at an elevation of about above sea level, it is located in the Haputa ...
*Thangamale Sanctuary (
Protected areas of Sri Lanka
Protected areas of Sri Lanka are administrated by Department of Forest Conservation and Department of Wildlife Conservation of Sri Lanka.There are 501 protected areas in Sri Lanka. The protected areas that fall under supervision of the Department ...
)
Adisham Bungalow
Adisham Bungalow is a nineteenth-century British period building, which was modelled on Leeds Castle in Kent, England. Sir Thomas Villiers, a distinguished British resident in Sri Lanka in the early 20th century, used it as his country house. Later it became a Benedictine monastery. The Thangamale Bird Sanctuary is located next to the bungalow.
Lipton’s Seat
The Lipton’s Seat is located at
Dambetenna in the Haputale Mountain region. This place was a favourite look-outpoint for
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet (10 May 18482 October 1931) was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, as company founder of Lipton Tea, merchant, philanthropist and yachtsman who lost 5 straight America's Cup ...
. The point has a fabulous view over Uva, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Eastern provinces.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
subtropical highland (Cfb).
Government institutions
* Police Station
* Government Hospital
* Haputale Divisional Education Office
* Main Post Office
* Urban Council Offices
Members of Parliament
The constituency has been represented in Parliament by:
*
J. A. Rambukpota 1947–1952
*Wilfred A. Ratwatte 1952–1956
[1952 GENERAL ELECTION]
*
W. P. G. Ariyadasa 1956–1977
*
W. J. M. Lokubandara 1977–1988
See also
*
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 ...
*
History of Uva Province
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References
External links
Travel Uva Haputale Information Website
{{Municipalities and Urban areas of Sri Lanka
Towns in Badulla District