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Lunugala

Lunugala
ලුණුගල லுணுகலை
The Madolsima region of Lunugala
The Madolsima region of Lunugala
Map
Interactive map of Lunugala
Coordinates: 7°2′0″N 81°12′0″E / 7.03333°N 81.20000°E / 7.03333; 81.20000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva
DistrictBadulla
Government
  Pradeshiya SabaLunugala Pradeshiya Sabava
  Pradesiya Sabapathino
Population
  Total
31,381[Census of population Housing SL2,012]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
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" (Sinhala: 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.

Madolsima Village

Society & Population Distribution

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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.

Religion in Lunugala DS Division (2012)[5]
  1. Buddhist (41.4%)
  2. Hindu (48.7%)
  3. Muslim (3.99%)
  4. Roman Catholic (4.76%)
  5. Other Christian (1.19%)
  6. Other (0.00%)


Schools

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  • Lunugala Central College[6]
  • Sri Ramakrishna College
  • Yapamma Sri Dhammananda Vidyalaya
  • Kalai Mahal Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
  • Muslim School
  • Jayabima Primary school

Religious places

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  • Lunugala Sri Lonagiri Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
  • Yapamma Sri Ramya Vijayarama Viharaya
  • Lunugala Sri Kadireshan Kovil
  • Lunugala Jumma Mosque
  • Lunugala Catholic Church

Hospitals

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  • Lunugala Hospital
  • Hopton Hospital
  • Adawatta Dispensary

Public banks

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References

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  • Madulsima, a top tourist attraction by M.H.M.N. Bandara
  1. Facebook
  2. Twitter
  3. Divisional Secretariat Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Survey in the Lunugala[permanent dead link]
  5. "Sri Lanka Census Map". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  6. Lunugala Central College

7°02′N 81°12′E / 7.033°N 81.200°E / 7.033; 81.200