Walapane is a town located in Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. It is a high country area with many green mountains. It was called Wathtumulla in the past. The name Watumulla derived from the former tea factory which was located in the heart of the Walapane town and now demolished since the production of Wattumulla Plantation declined. Walapane is administrated by the government 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 ...

through * Walapane Divisional Secretariat.

History

Walapane was a division controlled by ancient Kandy Kingdom.

Geography

The province has an area of 320 km², a population of 103,152.

Climate

The climate is cool, Walapane is located above 910 metres above sea level, often have chilly nights. Some slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. Some slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The temperatures range from 24 °C to just 16 °C in Walapane. The highest mountains in Walapane is. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the Pidurutalagala range.

Demographics

The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the

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. Many tea plantation workers are Indian Tamils, brought to Sri Lanka by the British in the 19th century.

Ethnicity

Administrative divisions

* Walapane Divisional Secretariat.

Divisional Secretariats

The

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of the

are divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the ''korale''s and ''rata''s. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after the 'Divisional Revenue Officer'. Later the D.R.O.s became 'Assistant Government Agents' and the Divisions were known as 'A.G.A. Divisions'. Currently, the Divisions are administered by a 'Divisional Secretary', and are known as a 'D.S. Divisions'. There are 36 divisional secretariats divided in Central Province, which are listed below, by district. There are 20 in

Kandy District Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km². Administrative divisions Ethnic ...

, 11 in Matale District and 5 in Nuwara Eliya District.

Villages of Walapane

* Mahauwa * Egodakanda * Harasbedda * Kumbalgamuwa * Manelwala * Rupaha *

Karandagolla Karandagolla is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Poramadulla Central College was previously located in Karandagolla. It had opened there in 1901.Rasingolla * Kumbukwella * Udamadura * Teripaha *

Madulla Madulla is a village located in the Moneragala District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The village is situated on the Inginiyagala Road (B527), adjacent to the Gal Oya National Park. See also *List of towns in Uva Uva Province is a province of Sri ...

*weralla *napala *Diggala

Small Towns

*Walapane *

Ragala Ragala is a town in central western Sri Lanka. Agriculture The town's agricultural exports consist of tea leaves to tea production companies such as Dilmah. Transport It used to be served by a narrow gauge branchline of the national railway netwo ...

* Nildandahinna * Padiyapelella * Udapussallawa

References

Maps

Searchable Map of Sri Lanka

External links

Central Provincial Council Sri Lanka Central Provincial Postal Codes Sri Lanka Cities in Central province
* {{coord, 7, 20, N, 80, 45, E, region:LK_type:adm1st, display=title Populated places in Nuwara Eliya District Towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka