Norwood is a village in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
located within the
Central Province, near the banks of
Kehelgamu Oya
The Kehelgamu Oya (translated into Kehelgamu River from Sinhala language, Sinhala) is a major upstream tributary of the Kelani River. The tributary measures in length, originating in the hills of the Horton Plains National Park, before passing th ...
, a tributary of the
Kelani River
The Kelani River () is a river in Sri Lanka. The fourth-longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It flows through or borders the Sri Lankan districts of Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Gampaha ...
.
In 2017, Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...
addressed a gathering of
Indian-origin Tamils at Norwood, in the presence of the Sri Lankan president, prime minister, and other community leaders.
See also
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List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province is a Provinces of Sri Lanka, province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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Populated places in Nuwara Eliya District
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