Dambagalla | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 6°57′01″N 81°22′05″E / 6.95028°N 81.36806°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Uva |
District | Monaragala |
Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
Dambagalla is a village and former Union Council in Monaragala District, Uva Province, southeastern-central Sri Lanka. It lies 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) by road to the north of Monaragala, off the Colombo-Batticaloa highway (A4). [1]
A tea plantation was established at Dambagalla in 1912. It was operated by English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesales Societies from 1912 to 1917. [2] In September 2014 the residence of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) candidate for Uva, Anura Kumara Wickremesing, was attacked by an unidentified group in the Obbeygoda area of Dambagalla. [3] In April 2020, a 25-year-old wildlife officer was fatally shot by poachers in Gal Oya National Park in Dambagalla. [4]
There is a branch of the Bank of Ceylon in Makulla Town, Dambagalla. [5] The Sri Wijayawardhanaaramaya, Bingoda Purana Viharaya and Sri Vivekarmaya Buddhist temples are in the vicinity as well as Madulla Public Library. [1] Dambagalla tank stores water for irrigation in the area. [6]
Dambagalla | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 6°57′01″N 81°22′05″E / 6.95028°N 81.36806°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Uva |
District | Monaragala |
Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
Dambagalla is a village and former Union Council in Monaragala District, Uva Province, southeastern-central Sri Lanka. It lies 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) by road to the north of Monaragala, off the Colombo-Batticaloa highway (A4). [1]
A tea plantation was established at Dambagalla in 1912. It was operated by English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesales Societies from 1912 to 1917. [2] In September 2014 the residence of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) candidate for Uva, Anura Kumara Wickremesing, was attacked by an unidentified group in the Obbeygoda area of Dambagalla. [3] In April 2020, a 25-year-old wildlife officer was fatally shot by poachers in Gal Oya National Park in Dambagalla. [4]
There is a branch of the Bank of Ceylon in Makulla Town, Dambagalla. [5] The Sri Wijayawardhanaaramaya, Bingoda Purana Viharaya and Sri Vivekarmaya Buddhist temples are in the vicinity as well as Madulla Public Library. [1] Dambagalla tank stores water for irrigation in the area. [6]