Morawaka ( si, මොරවක) is a small town in the
Matara District
Matara ( si, මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කය ''Mātara distrikkaya''; ta, மாத்தறை மாவட்டம் ''Māttaṛai māvaṭṭam'') is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts ...
,
Southern Province of
Sri Lanka, a centre of
Ceylon tea plantations and rice paddies. Additionally, Morawaka is said to have gem resources.
Located at an elevation of , at the intersection of the
A17 (
Akuressa
Akuressa ( Sinhalese: අකුරැස්ස) is located in Matara District
Matara ( si, මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කය ''Mātara distrikkaya''; ta, மாத்தறை மாவட்டம் ''Māttaṛai māvaṭ ...
–
Deniyaya) highway and the B363 road. It is approximately northeast of
Galle
Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern ...
and from
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 m ...
.
Education
* Morawaka Keerthi Abeywickrama National School
* Morawaka Kanishta Vidyalaya
* Rambukana prathamika Vidyalaya
* Alapaladeniya Primary School
See also
*
List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Southern Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Galle District, Hambantota District, and Matara District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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Abakolawewa, Abesekaragama, Abeyesekaragama, Acharig ...
External links
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Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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