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.
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.