Official Name: | Agrapatana |
Native Name: | அக்கரப்பத்தனை |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nuwara Eliya |
Established Date: | 1883 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | 5:30 |
Coordinates: | 6.8667°N 122°W |
Elevation Ft: | 4,533 |
Postal Code: | NW 22094 |
Agrapatana is a village in the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 20km (10miles) from Talawakelle.
The town is surrounded by numerous tea estates (including Holmwood Estate (Map), Sutton Division, Agra Uvah, Hauteville Estate and Glasgow Estate). The tea produced in Agrapatana is of high quality and typically commands a high price in the tea market.
Majority of people living in this area are Tamils however there are Sinhalese and Muslim ethnic communities as well. The Tamil people living in Agrapatana have their origin in South Indian State, Tamil Nadu who were brought to be employed as tea workers by British during the Colonial period (1815-1947).
Agrapatana Tamil Maha Vidyalayam and Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya are situated in the vicinity.