Lunugala

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]

Lunugala

ලුණුගල
லுணுகலை
The Madolsima region of Lunugala
Coordinates: 7°2′0″N 81°12′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva
DistrictBadulla
Government
 • Pradeshiya SabaLunugala Pradeshiya Sabava
 • Pradesiya SabapathiMr.Ananda Silva
Population
 • Total31,092[Census of population Housing SL,2,011]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Social Network Profile,[1][2]

The town is placed in middle of a mountain range. It was called "Pattipola" (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

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.


  • Lunugala population by religion According to Census of Population Housing SL,2011
  • Lunugala population by gender, According to Census of Population Housing SL,2011
  • Lunugala population classification by Age differences, According to Census of population Housing SL,2011

Schools
  • Lunugala Central College[5]
  • Yapamma Sri Dhammananda Vidyalaya
  • Rama Krishna College
  • kalai mahal tamil maha vidyalayam
  • Muslim School
  • Jayabima Primary school

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

Hospitals
  • Lunugala Hospital
  • hopton Hospital
  • Adawatta Dispensary

Public banks
  • Beauty of Lunugala 1
  • Beauty of Lunugala 2
  • Beauty of Lunugala 3
  • Beauty of Lunugala 4
  • Beauty of Lunugala 5

References
  • Madulsima, a top tourist attraction by M.H.M.N. Bandara
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  3. Divisional Secretariat Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Survey in the Lunugala
  5. Lunugala Central College


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