Bibile
බිබිලේ (Bibila) | |
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![]() Bibile Town | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Uva Province |
District | Monaragala District |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 ( Sri Lanka Time) |
Bibile (also Bibila) is a rural town located in Monaragala District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. The agricultural region was historically known for cultivating a variety of orange ( citrus sinensis) called Bibile Sweet. [1]
As of 2012, the total population of Bibile was 36,404. [2]
In the 1990s, gem shops were opening on the main high street in Bibile. [3] Mining near Bibile has extracted geuda and yellow sapphire. [4]
In recent years, local corn farmers have opposed attempts by foreign multinationals to acquire agricultural lands to build a sugar factory. [5]
Bibile Madya Maha Vidayalaya (known as Wellassa National College) is one of the main schools in bibile.
In 2024, the DP Foundation opened what it billed as the "Sri Lanka's first digital pre-school" in Bibile, as well as an IT campus at Bibile Wagama Sri Saddaramalankara Pirivena. [6]
Bibile was known as 'Sinhale' in Martin Wickremesinghe's novel "Gamperaliya".[ citation needed]
Bibile
බිබිලේ (Bibila) | |
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![]() Bibile Town | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Uva Province |
District | Monaragala District |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 ( Sri Lanka Time) |
Bibile (also Bibila) is a rural town located in Monaragala District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. The agricultural region was historically known for cultivating a variety of orange ( citrus sinensis) called Bibile Sweet. [1]
As of 2012, the total population of Bibile was 36,404. [2]
In the 1990s, gem shops were opening on the main high street in Bibile. [3] Mining near Bibile has extracted geuda and yellow sapphire. [4]
In recent years, local corn farmers have opposed attempts by foreign multinationals to acquire agricultural lands to build a sugar factory. [5]
Bibile Madya Maha Vidayalaya (known as Wellassa National College) is one of the main schools in bibile.
In 2024, the DP Foundation opened what it billed as the "Sri Lanka's first digital pre-school" in Bibile, as well as an IT campus at Bibile Wagama Sri Saddaramalankara Pirivena. [6]
Bibile was known as 'Sinhale' in Martin Wickremesinghe's novel "Gamperaliya".[ citation needed]