Ohiya ( si, ඔහිය) is a rural village located in
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 ...
of
Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is much closer to the
Horton Plains National Park. The picturesque
Colombo -Badulla Railway runs through Ohiya. Ohiya is in the Welimada Divisional Secretariat Division and the Grama Niladhari Division number is 62A.
Ohiya is one of the most scenic places in Sri Lanka. On a clear day the view from the Ohiya Gap/Dondra Watch extends up to the southern coast of Sri Lanka.
Population
(Source Welimada Divisional Secretariat 2008-statistics)
Transport
* Ohiya Railway Station is the 67th station on the
Main line
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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 ...
(which runs between
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 ...
and
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 ...
) It is the third highest railway station of Sri Lanka, situated above sea level and opened in 1893.
* B508 –
Welimada – Ohiya (Bus route via
Boralanda)
Attractions
*
Horton Plains National Park - located away from Ohiya
* Ohiya Gap/Dondra Watch, from this vantage point, which looks out over the Haputale valley, the
Dondra Head Lighthouse
Dondra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head, Dondra, the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is Sri Lanka's tallest lighthouse, and also one of the tallest in South East Asia. Dondra Head lighthouse is operated and maintaine ...
() is occasionally visible.
* Ohiya Forest
* The Devil's Staircase, a road which drops down in less than is located beyond Udaweria Estate about 8 km away from the station
*
Bamabarakanda Falls, the highest
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
() in the country, is located away from Ohiya
* Rahangala Mountain – located away from Ohiya
Postal services
* Ohiya Sub Post Office (Postal Code 90168)
Schools
* B/Ohiya Siddharatha Vidyalaya
Schools
. gov.lk (2006) . Retrieved on 17 March 2013
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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Railway Line Continuity
References
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Populated places in Badulla District
Populated places in Uva Province