Hatton ( si, හැටන්, ta, ஹட்டன்) is a major town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council. Hatton is a major centre of the Sri Lankan tea industry. Hatton is one of the busiest cities in the hill country of Sri Lanka and is colloquially known as the tea capital of the country, as it is the central point for most upcountry tea growing regions, such as Maskeliya, Talawakelle, Bogawantalawa and Dickoya. It is located approximately southeast of Colombo and south of

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

, at an elevation of above sea level. Hatton was founded during the British colonial times in order to serve the coffee plantations and latter tea estates. The name of the town refers to the

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in Aberdeenshire,

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. A number of the surrounding tea estates are also named after Scottish villages. Hatton serves as a gateway to

Adam's Peak Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada ( si, ශ්‍රී පාද), i.e., "sacred footprint", a rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be ...

(Sri Pada) and

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, but is better known for its Ceylon tea plantations. Over 48% of the town's population employed on tea estates.

Transport

The Hatton Railway Station is located on the Main Line (

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 m ...

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 ...

) railway line The town is located on the A7 highway ( Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya) a part of the

Avissawella Avissawella, ( si, අවිස්සාවේල්ල, ta, அவிசாவளை) is a township in Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council, situated on the A4 route from Colombo to Ratnapura, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka ...

Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya ( si, නුවර එළිය ; ta, நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its name means "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light". The city is the administrativ ...

main road.

Attractions

, a high mountain, which is major Buddhist pilgrimage destination * Devon Falls, a high waterfall * Dunbar Ground * Holy Cross Church (Catholic) * Laxapana Falls, a high waterfall *Jummah Masjid / islamic mosque * Maanica Pillayaar/Sri Manickapillayar Kovil, a Hindu temple dedicated to

Ganesh Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu ...

* Castlereigh Dam * St. Clair's Falls, a high and wide waterfall * Shri Nigrodharamaya Buddhist Temple * Singha Malai Tunnel, the longest

railway tunnel Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala) * 60 feet bridge, a long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala) * Sri Muthu Mariyamman Kovil, a Hindu temple * Subramaniam Kovil, Hindu temple dedicated to

Murugan Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

Education

* Highlands Central College * Highlevel International School * Life-spring English Academy * Oxbridge International College * St. Gabriel's Convent * St. John Bosco's College * Shannon Tamil Maha Vidyalayam * Sri Pada Central College * Univenture international * Webster International School

Economy

Hatton is the largest town in the Nuwara Eliya District. A number of major corporations have branch offices in Hatton, servicing industries including textiles, tea, furniture and information technology. The

Hatton National Bank Hatton National Bank PLC (commonly abbreviated as HNB) is a private bank in Sri Lanka with 255 branches and 794 ATMs. The bank traces its origin to 1888 when Hatton Bank commenced its operations in Hatton, Sri Lanka. See also * List of banks in ...

, the largest privately owned commercial bank in the country, and Brown and Company, a leading engineering firm, were both founded in Hatton.

Neighbourhoods

* Maskeliya *

Bogawantalawa Bogawantalawa no 53 sripura bogawantalawa(also spelled Bogawanthalawa) is a small town in the Central province of Sri Lanka. It is at 1514 m elevation above sea level, about 150 km east of Colombo, famous for its tea estates. Most refer it to ...

* Talawakelle *

Dickoya Dickoya is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. Dickoya forms Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council with Hatton, Sri Lanka, Hatton. Popular places *Christ Church Warleigh, Dickoya. Refer ...

* Norwood * Watawala * Ginigathena * Kotagala

References

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{{Municipalities and Urban areas of Sri Lanka Populated places in Nuwara Eliya District Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka