Wariyapola () is a town in the

Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Electorate Divisions, 02 Municipal Council, 19 Urban ...

North Western province, Sri Lanka North Western Province ( si, වයඹ පළාත ''Wayamba Paḷāta'', ta, வட மேல் மாகாணம் ''Vada Mael Mākāṇam'') is a province of Sri Lanka. The province consists of the districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam. It ...

. Wariyapola is above the sea level. Wariyapola is mostly known by sri Lankans because of the Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Tero, who take down the Union Jack and re-hoisting the Sinhalese lion flag, before the convention that handed over control of the island to the British in 1815. Wariyapola in Sinhalese means “place for plane landing”, and is believed to be one of the landing sites of

Ravana Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and its adaptations. In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. He a ...

’s chariot or

vimana Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The "Pushpaka Vimana" of Ravana (who took it from Kubera; Rama returned it to Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana. Vimanas are also men ...

, Dandu Monara Yanthraya.

Public Transport

Wariyapola is situated in between Kurunegala and

Padeniya Padeniya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within North Western Province. See also *List of towns in North Western Province, Sri Lanka North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kurunegala District and Puttalam D ...

Junction, where the

Puttalam Puttalam ( si, පුත්තලම, translit=Puttalama; ta, புத்தளம், translit=Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam Di ...

and

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...

roads intersect. So most of the people from Anuradhapura, Mahawa, Galgamuwa, Puttalam, Anamaduwa, Nikaweratiya areas pass through Wariyapola in order to reach

Kurunegala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...

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 ...

Public Schools

* Ghanodaya M. M. V * Isipathana M. M. V Bamunakotuwa * Mahakeliya Maha Vidyalaya * Navinna School * Sri Sumangala M. M. V (National School) * Tissa M. M. V Katupotha * Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Piriwena (Bhikkhu School)

Notable Individuals

* Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Thero * S. B. Nawinne - Member of Parliament -

(1989–1999, 2001–present) *

Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake is a Sri Lankan politician and was the 9th Governor of the North Western Province. She was a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister, being the Minister of W ...

- 9th Governor of North Western Province, Member of Parliament -

(1989-2010) * D. B. Herath - Member of Parliament -

(2019–present)

Religions

The majority of the people in Wariyapola are

Buddhists Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

, with both Christians and Muslims also living in these area. Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Pirewena, Sri Visuddarama Piriwena are Wellagala Rajamaha Vihara are most famous among Buddhist temples and there is also a mosque in Wariyapola.

References

External links

* Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub