Official Name: | Kamburupitiya |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Province |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Matara District |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Timezone Dst: | Summer time |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 6.0833°N 114°W |
Kamburupitiya is a town in the Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 19km (12miles) north of Matara at the intersection of the B356 (Kamburupitiya-Kirinda Road) and the B415 (Thihagoda-Kotapola Road).
The town is situated in a wet, hilly zone, where cinnamon, and tea with high tannin levels, are grown. Traditional employment is growing rubber and working in the rice paddy fields in the low-lying lands.