Lunugala Explained

Official Name:Lunugala
Native Name: ලුණුගල
லுணுகலை
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Uva
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Badulla
Leader Title:Pradeshiya Saba
Leader Name:Lunugala Pradeshiya Sabava
Leader Title1:Pradesiya Sabapathi
Leader Name1:no
Population Total:41,159[Census of population Housing SL,2011]
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Utc Offset:+05:30
Coordinates:7.0333°N 81.2°W
Footnotes:Social Network Profile,[1] [2]

Lunugala is a town in the Sri Lankan province of Uva.There are 28 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Lunugala Divisional Secretariat Division[3] [4]

The town is placed in middle of a mountain range. It was called "Pattipola" (පට්ටිපොල) in the past.Its main agricultural product is tea. There are many beautiful tea estates in Lunugala as Adawatta Estate, Park Estate, Hopton Estate, Showlands Estate and Madolsima Plantation. Additionally people cultivate pepper, cinnamon and cacao.

Society & Population Distribution

Basically the society of lunugala consists of three major types—Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims. These people live peacefully together. In some places there are cross marriages as Tamil-Muslims, Muslim-Sinhala and Tamil-Sinhala.

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References

7.0333°N 93°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lunugala Facebook
  2. https://twitter.com/LUNUGALANEWS Twitter
  3. http://www.ds.gov.lk/ds/lunugala/english/index.php?p=other_gov_institutions Divisional Secretariat
  4. http://www.slwcs.org/reports/pdf/lng_unesco_presentation_gis_based_RERU_baseline_survey_Lunugala_FINAL_28%20April%202008_cc_sm_cw.pdf Survey in the Lunugala
  5. http://www.lunugalammv.schweb.lk Lunugala Central College