Walasgala
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Walasgala is a town on the far south coast 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 ...
, in Southern province. The distance from Walasgala to the capital city of
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 ...
is approximately 141 km / 87 mi. The climate is
tropical rainforest Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equatori ...
.


Transport

In 2007, a railway line is being built to and through the town.


See also

*
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: A * Abanpola, North Western Province * Agbopura, Eastern Province * Ahangama, Southern Province * Ahungalle, Southern Province * Akurala, Southern Prov ...


References

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