Boralanda Explained

Boralanda
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Uva
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Badulla
Unit Pref:	Metric
Timezone:	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Utc Offset:	+5:30
Coordinates:	6.8289°N 80.8942°W

Boralanda (බොරලන්ද in Sinhala language) is a rural town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The easiest access path to the Horton Plains National Park is fallen through Boralanda via Ohiya.^{[5] [6]}

Transport

Following bus routes are fallen through Boralanda

• Haputale - Welimada (134)
• Boralanda-Bandarawela (228 Via Diyatalawa)
• Welimada - Ohiya- Hortan Plains (B508)^[7]
• Boralanda - Welimada (311 via Bogahakumbura and Keppetipola)
• Haputale - Nuwaraeliya (via Bogahakumbura and Keppetipola)

Government Institutions

• Agriculture Research Institute^{[8] [9]}
• Post Office^[10]
• State Timber Corporation
• Government Medical Centre
• Police Training School

Some important places around Boralanda

• Horton Plains National Park
• St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa
• Ohiya
• Rahangala Peak
• Hinnarangolla Temple
• Boralanda Farm
• Welimada
• Haputale
• Diyatalawa

See also

• Towns in Uva

Notes and References

1. http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/pdf/JNSF1-25/JNSF11_1/JNSF11_1_65.pdf Potatoes
2. http://webdb.stii.dost.gov.ph/fordetails.jsp?for_id=000479 potato at boralanda area
3. Web site: Agriculture . 2009-07-24 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090357/http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/riceinfo/Asia/SRLBODY.HTM . dead .
4. http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/09/12/fin01.asp Halylese Flower Seeds
5. http://www.lakdasun.com/forum/index.php?topic=308.0 Distance to Horton Plains via Boralanda?
6. http://www.ds.gov.lk/ds/haputale/english/index.php?p=access_to_place Access to Place
7. http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/rda_roads.htm Welimada - Boralanda - Ohiya - Horton Plains (32.47 km)
8. http://www.lakdasun.com/forum/index.php?topic=423.0 Agriculture Research Farm
9. http://pdfs.island.lk/2006/06/26/p7.pdf potato cultivation at Boralanda Agriculture farm
10. http://www.slpost.gov.lk/directory_offices.htm Post Offices