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Udawalawe (also known as Udawalawa) is a small town located in the southern part of the
Ratnapura District
Ratnapura ( Sinhala: රත්නපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: இரத்தினபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district of Sri Lanka in the Sabaragamuwa Province.
This gem-mining centre of Sri ...
in 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, ...
. It is situated in close to the district's boundary with the Hambantota District
Hambantota District ( ''hambantoṭa distrikkaya''; ''Ampāntōṭṭai māvaṭṭam'') is a Districts of Sri Lanka, district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of t ...
and Monaragala District
Monaragala (, ) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of .
Main Towns
* Monaragala
* Bibile
* Buttala
* Wellawaya
* Kataragama
* Siyambalanduva
* medagama
* T ...
.
The town is the main entry point into the Udawalawe National Park
Udawalawe National Park is a national park on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sabaragamuwa and Uva Province, Uva Provinces in Sri Lanka. The park was created to provide a wildlife sanctuary, sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the cons ...
which is a major National Park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
in Sri Lanka
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which is renowned for its high population of wild Asian elephants
The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living ''Elephas'' species. It is the largest living land animal in Asia and the second largest living elephantid in the world. It is characterised by ...
. The Udawalawe National Park located approximately away from Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
, 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 dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
and a hydro-electric plant on the Walawe river. The reservoir is the third largest reservoir in 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, ...
.
Gallery
See also
*Udawalawe National Park
Udawalawe National Park is a national park on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sabaragamuwa and Uva Province, Uva Provinces in Sri Lanka. The park was created to provide a wildlife sanctuary, sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the cons ...
* Udawalawe Dam
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 section, combining the total dam length to approximately . The dam is also used for hydroel ...
References
Populated places in Ratnapura District {{SabaragamuwaLK-geo-stub