Morawaka ( si, මොරවක) is a small town in the
Matara District,
Southern Province of
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 ...
, a centre of
Ceylon tea
Ceylon tea is both the brand of tea which is produced in Sri Lanka and a historic term describing tea from that land. Ceylon tea has been described as not only a geographical descriptor but also a pillar of Sri Lankan culture, heritage and ident ...
plantations and rice paddies. Additionally, Morawaka is said to have gem resources.
Located at an elevation of , at the intersection of the
A17 (
Akuressa –
Deniyaya
Deniyaya is a small town located towards the south of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and ...
) highway and the B363 road. It is approximately northeast of
Galle and from
Colombo.
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
External links
*
Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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