Galaha (,) is a small

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Central

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, ...

. Situated at an elevation of about , it is one of the first

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...

plantations in Sri Lanka, south of

Kandy Kandy (, ; , ) is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy. The city is situated in the midst of ...

. 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, located at the entrance to the town, abandoned and never restored. Natural minerals like Quarts and Mica are abundant in the surrounding mountains. As such there are no guest houses or lodging available in this town, however, there is a nice resort near Nillambe, a six km far. The town has a Vihara, a Hindu temple, a Mosque, and a Church. This town provides everything to its inhabitants. There is a Petrol station and a restaurant, opposite to each other. There also a well maintained government hospital. Economy of this place is depending on the Middle East Employments, agriculture, government jobs and business. Notable places near the town are Badrawathi Buddhist monk hospital, temple and sacred mountain, meditation center in Nillambe, Rosa thiruwana rock, Belwood Saundarya nikethanaya, the 1st Tea estate of Sri Lanka the Loolkandura Estate, Forest and Sir James Taylor Tea museum, and the Mountain reef. Galaha1

Post and telephone

''00 94'' *

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''081'' *

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''20420''

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References

Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka Populated places in Kandy District {{KandyDistrict-geo-stub