Nawalapitiya

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Nawalapitiya
නාවලපිටිය
நாவலப்பிட்டி
UTC+6
(Summer time)

Nawalapitiya (Sinhala: නාවලපිටිය, Tamil: நாவலப்பிட்டி, romanized: Nāvalappiṭṭi) is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is 38 km (24 mi) from Kandy and 112 km (70 mi) from Colombo, at a height of 589 m (1,932 ft) above sea level. It is located on the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga. The area was developed during the colonisation of the island by the British, as one of the colony's centres of Coffee Production.[3][4]

Transport

Nawalapitiya railway station

Nawalapitiya is located at the junction of Nawalapitya-Ginigathena (B319); Nawalypitia-Kotmale (B317) and Kandy Roads (AB13).

In 1874 the railway line was extended from Kandy to Nawalapitiya, with the Nawalapitiya railway station opening on 21 December.[5][6] The station serves as a terminus for a number of commuter trains, with all local trains stopping at the station. The station comprises three platforms and two siding loops. In 1885 the railway was extended to Nanu Oya.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Nawalapitiya division population census".
  2. ^ "Nawalapitiya division population census".
  3. ISBN 9781136262647
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  4. Stamford Lake
    . p. 105.
  5. ^ Lawrie, Sir Archibald Campbell (1898). "A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane)". 2. G.J.A. Skeen, Government Printer, Ceylon: 69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Ratnasinghe, Aryadasa (13 June 1999). "Train to Badulla". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. Sunday Times
    . Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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