Sooriyawewa is a 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 Hambantota District of

Southern Province, Sri Lanka The Southern Province ( si, දකුණු පළාත ''Dakuṇu Paḷāta'', ta, தென் மாகாணம் ''Theṉ Mākāṇam'') of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of t ...

.DIVISIONAL SECRETARIAT
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium is situated here. EWIS has set up Sri Lanka's first PC manufacturing plant – at Sooriyawewa.

Notable people

Nimali Liyanarachchi Nimali Waliwarsha Konda Liyanarachchi (born 19 September 1989) is a Sri Lankan 800 m runner and current national record holder in women's 1500m event. She is also believed to be the first Sri Lankan woman to have competed in steeplechase events ...

, runner, was born here in 1989.

References

Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka {{SouthernLK-geo-stub