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Town in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Udawalawe
Town
Country
Sri Lanka
Province
Sabaragamuwa Province
District
Ratnapura District
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Udawalawe (also known as Udawalawa) is a small town located in the southern part of the Ratnapura District in Sri Lanka. It is situated in close to the district's boundary with the Hambantota District and Monaragala District.
The town is the main entry point into the Udawalawe National Park which is a major National Park in Sri Lanka which is renowned for its high population of wild Asian elephants. The Udawalawe National Park located approximately 160 km (99 mi) away from Colombo, is the closest national park to Colombo.
The town is also notable, because of the Udawalawe Reservoir, which was created in 1969, following the construction of a 3.9 km (2.4 mi) dam and a 6 MW (8,000 hp) hydro-electric plant on the Walawe river. The reservoir is the third largest reservoir in Sri Lanka.
Udawalawe National Park is a national park on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces in Sri Lanka. The park was created to provide a sanctuary...
Udawalawe (also known as Udawalawa) is a small town located in the southern part of the Ratnapura District in Sri Lanka. It is situated in close to the...
The Udawalawe Dam is a large irrigation dam in Udawalawe, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The dam consists of an embankment section and a gravity...
The Udawalawe Elephant Transist Home (Sinhala: උඩවලව ඇත් අතුරු සෙවණ, romanized: Udawalawa Ath Athuru Sewana) is a wildlife protection facility within...
the north, east and southeast of Sri Lanka. Elephants are present in Udawalawe National Park, Yala National Park, Lunugamvehera National Park, Wilpattu...
Ratnapura direction. Excursions include Sinharaja Forest Reserve and Udawalawe National Park. The surrounding area is a popular trekking destination...
Maskeliya Oya, a tributary of Kelani River. Deduru Oya, Chilaw. Walawe River, Udawalawe Dam. Belihul Oya, a tributary of Walawe River. Maha Oya, Pinnawala. Kalu...
Moneragala. In 2008 - Source Gal Oya National Park Yala National Park Udawalawe National park Senanayake Reservoir Muthukandiya Reservoir Weheragala Reservoir...
orphans continued till 1995 when the Elephant Transit Home (ETH) adjoining Udawalawe National Park was created by the DWC. Since then, orphaned babies have...
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well-established tourism industry in Ratnapura. Nearby Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Udawalawe National Park, Kitulgala, and Adam's Peak are especially popular among...
1970s it was a small town with two or three small boutiques. Under the Udawalawe development project, Embilipitiya grew and currently it is one of towns...
as a corridor for elephants to migrate between Yala National Park and Udawalawe National Park. The national park is situated 261 km (162 mi) southwest...
Samanala Complex consists of the Gal Oya, Kukule Ganga, Samanala, and Udawalawe dams. Thermal power stations in Sri Lanka now roughly match the installed...
Walawe River Downstream view of the river, from the Udawalawe Dam. Native name වලවේ ගඟ (Sinhala) Location Country Sri Lanka Locations Padalangala, Mamadala...
2013, a dwarf individual belonging to Elephas maximus was observed in Udawalawe National Park in southern Sri Lanka and scientifically documented. P....
Jayasinghe, was about an hour away from the tragedy, in Thanamalwila next to Udawalawe National Park. After 6 hours he arrived in the town with three 10-ton...
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