Ohiya Explained

Ohiya
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Uva Province
Coordinates:	6.8197°N 80.8392°W
Population As Of:	2001
Timezone:	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Utc Offset:	+5:30
Elevation M:	1,774
Postal Code Type:	Postcode
Postal Code:	90168

Ohiya (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ඔහිය) is a rural village located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]} It is located approximately southeast of Colombo. Ohiya is in the Welimada Divisional Secretariat Division and the Grama Niladhari Division number is 62A.^[3]

It is the nearest major settlement to the Horton Plains National Park and serves as a gateway to the National Park and several other nature reserves.^[4]

Population

(Source Welimada Divisional Secretariat 2008-statistics)^[5]

Transport

• Ohiya Railway Station is the 67th station on the Main line (which runs between Colombo and Badulla)^[6] It is the third highest railway station of Sri Lanka, situated 1774m (5,820feet) above sea level and opened in 1893.
• B508 – Welimada – Ohiya (Bus route via Boralanda)^{[7] [8]}

Attractions

• Horton Plains National Park - located 8km (05miles) away from Ohiya
• Ohiya Gap/Dondra Watch, from this vantage point, which looks out over the Haputale valley, the Dondra Head Lighthouse (101km (63miles)) is occasionally visible.
• Ohiya Forest
• The Devil's Staircase, a road which drops down 1100m (3,600feet) in less than is located beyond Udaweria Estate about 8 km away from the station
• Bamabarakanda Falls, the highest waterfall (263m (863feet)) in the country, is located 22km (14miles) away from Ohiya
• Rahangala Mountain – located 8km (05miles) away from Ohiya

Schools

• B/Ohiya Siddharatha Vidyalaya ^[9]

See also

• Towns in Uva
• History of Uva Province

Notes and References

1. http://nature.sarisara.com/ohiya.htm Ohiya
2. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/01/fea50.pdf One more heave
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229042936/http://www.justiceministry.gov.lk/Jurisdiction/jurisdiction_uva.htm Territorial Jurisdiction of High Courts, District Courts and Magistrate’s Courts
4. http://www.nation.lk/2009/03/01/eyefea7.htm The Way to Horton Plains
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090717233717/http://www.ds.gov.lk/ds/welimada/sinhala/index.php?p=statistical_information වැලිමඩ ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශයේ ජනගහනය පිළිබද තොරතුරු 2007– 2008
6. http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2008/10/33133_space.html 18th Railway Tunnel of Pattipola
7. http://www.infohub.com/TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/18870.html Central Highlands Nature Tour
8. http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/rda_roads.htm Welimada – Boralanda – Ohiya – Horton Plains (32.47 km)
9. http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2006/Pdf/Feb/1433-43/1433-43E.pdf Schools