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Delthota
Delthota is a small town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The town is located near to Nuwara Eliya District, and has a climate similar to that found in Nuwara Eliya, which often requires to wear a jacket to keep yourself warm. People in Delthota Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims live together in Delthota. It has a friendly, multicultural environment. Delthota is a remote village, so strangers are easily spotted. Places to visit from Delthota Delthota is a small town in Kandy district yet has number of attractions. # The remains of Sir. James Taylor (Ceylon)'s House. # First tea Estate in Sri Lanka # First tea factory in Sri Lanka # Nillamba Buddhist meditation center Delthota Buddhist Temples There are many Buddhist temples in the Delthota area. * Sri Jinendrarama viharaya - Uda Delthota * Sri Ratahanasrama Viharaya - Delthota * Sri Ashokarama Viharaya - Galaha Estate - Galaha * Sri Sanghabhi Buddhist Centre - Sandaruanpura - Delthota * Sri Sudharmarama Viharaya - Bopitya Esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandy District
Kandy District (, ) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi). Administrative divisions Ethnic groups and religion Major cities Suburbs of city of Kandy * Peradeniya * Katugastota * Pallekele Big towns * Gampola Gampola (, ) is a town located in Kandy District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four year ... urban council * Nawalapitiya UC Other towns * Akurana * Alawatugoda * Ankubura * Ambatenna * Daskara * Daulagala * Galagedara * Galhinna * Gelioya * Hanguranketa * Hapugastalawa * Kadugannawa UC * Katugastota * Kundasale * Madawala * Menikdiwela * Pilimatalawa * Pussellawa * Talatuoya * Teldeniya * Ulapane * Watadeniya * Wattegama UC * Welamboda * Weligalla * Udadumbara References Districts of Sri Lanka Geography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Taylor (Ceylon)
James Taylor (29 March 1835 - 2 May 1892) was a Scottish tea planter who introduced the industry of tea farming to British Ceylon. He arrived to British Ceylon in 1852 and settled down in Loolecondera estate in Delthota. Here he worked with Scottish merchant Thomas Lipton to develop the tea industry in British Ceylon. He continued to live in British Ceylon until his death (more than half of his lifetime). Life in Loolecondera Taylor visited India in 1866 to learn the basics of growing tea on plantations; following his return, he started a plantation in Loolecondera estate in Kandy (Sri Lanka - formerly known as Ceylon). He began the tea plantation an estate of just in 1867. He started a fully equipped tea factory on the Loolecondera estate in 1872. During the period when Taylor lived on the Loolecondera estate, the export of tea increased from 23 pounds to 81 tonnes and in 1890 it reached the level of 22,900 tonnes. Achievement In year 1872 Taylor set about building a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while the largest city, Colombo, is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala language, Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil language, Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a population of appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya District (; ) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya. Demographics According to the 2001 census of Sri Lanka, population of Nuwara Eliya district is 703,610, of which 50.57% are Tamils of Indian origin, 40.17% Sinhalese, 6.55% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 2.35% Sri Lankan Moors. In terms of religion, 51.04% of the population are Hindu, 39.67% Buddhists, 4.98% Roman Catholics, 2.71% Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ... and 1.53% belong to non-catholic Christian denominations.Department of Census and Statistics official government website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peradeniya
Peradeniya (; ) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya's name is derived from ''pera'' (guava) and ''deniya'' (a plain). Peradeniya is famous for the Royal Botanic Gardens of Peradeniya. It is situated in a slope of the Mahaweli river and attracts many visitors from Sri Lanka as well as from abroad. Another key attribute of this suburb is the University of Peradeniya The University of Peradeniya (, ) is a Public research university, public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was origin .... Its buildings are of mixed colonial and traditional Sri Lankan/South East Asian styles, and located amongst the lush vegetation of the hill country. The Department of Agriculture and the Sri Lanka Telecom Training Centre is situated here. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaha
Galaha (,) is a small town located in Central Sri Lanka. Situated at an elevation of about , it is one of the first tea plantations in Sri Lanka, south of Kandy. And from Gampola town and from Deltota town. Presently it is administrated by Deltota Divisional secretariat and Patahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha. Galaha is a mountain area with green hills and natural water sources. It is a cold and rainy area. A small river encircles, and provides sufficient water to the farmers, who cultivate paddy in this region. In Sri Lanka, this is one of the places, where step cultivation of paddy is done for the past several centuries. This town is surrounded by mountains, where topsoil is eroded due to the pounding rains and cultivation. And thus, reforestation program by the government, produced beautiful pine forests on them. There were several tea estates, once the profit making industry in this area, have vanished. The nearest tea factory, Galaha Group, one of the largest factories, locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
