Nawalapitiya

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Nawalapitiya
නාවලපිටිය
நாவலப்பிட்டி
Town
Nawalapitiya is located in Sri Lanka
Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya
Coordinates: 7°03′N 80°32′E / 7.050°N 80.533°E / 7.050; 80.533
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
DivisionPasbage Korale Division
Government
 • TypeUrban Council
 • BodyNawalapitiya Urban Council
 • ChairmanNishantha Kumara Ranasinghe
 • Vice ChairmanGamunu Sumathipala
Area
 • Town122.0 km2 (47.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Town59,917 (Pasbage Korale Division)[1]
 • Density491.1/km2 (1,272/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,338 (Nawalapitiya Urban Council)[2]
 • Urban density3,102/km2 (8,030/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)

Nawalapitiya (Sinhala: නාවලපිටිය, Tamil: நாவலப்பிட்டி, romanized: Nāvalappiṭṭi) is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is 38 km (24 mi) from Kandy and 112 km (70 mi) from Colombo, at a height of 589 m (1,932 ft) above sea level. It is located on the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga. The area was developed during the colonisation of the island by the British, as one of the colony's centres of Coffee Production.[3][4]

Transport[edit]

Nawalapitiya railway station

Nawalapitiya is located at the junction of Nawalapitya-Ginigathena (B319); Nawalypitia-Kotmale (B317) and Kandy Roads (AB13).

In 1874 the railway line was extended from Kandy to Nawalapitiya, with the Nawalapitiya railway station opening on 21 December.[5][6] The station serves as a terminus for a number of commuter trains, with all local trains stopping at the station. The station comprises three platforms and two siding loops. In 1885 the railway was extended to Nanu Oya.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nawalapitiya division population census".
  2. ^ "Nawalapitiya division population census".
  3. ^ Mills, Lennox A. (2012). Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795-1932. Routledge. p. 245. ISBN 9781136262647.
  4. ^ Breckenridge, Shiva N. (2001). The Hills of Paradise: British Enterprise and the Story of Plantation Growth in Sri Lanka. Stamford Lake. p. 105.
  5. ^ Lawrie, Sir Archibald Campbell (1898). "A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane)". 2. G.J.A. Skeen, Government Printer, Ceylon: 69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Ratnasinghe, Aryadasa (13 June 1999). "Train to Badulla". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ Ellis, Royston (1 May 2016). "A Fascinating Journey". Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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