Official Name: | Rattota |
Native Name: | රත්තොට ரத்தோட்டை |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Coordinates: | 7.5199°N 80.6769°W |
Elevation M: | 381 |
Rattota is a town in Sri Lanka, located within Matale District, Central Province. The population of the town, according to the 2012 census, was 1,761.
Rattota is governed by the Rattota Pradeshiya Sabha.
There are two public banks operating in Rattota.
The two jumping spiders known as Marengo rattotensis and Onomastus rattotensis was discovered from this area, hence specific name.[1]