Deraniyagala

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Deraniyagala
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Deraniyagala
Coordinates: 6°56′06″N80°20′17″E / 6.9349°N 80.3380°E / 6.9349; 80.3380
CountrySri Lanka
Province Sabaragamuwa Province
District Kegalle
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Area code 036

Deraniyagala is a town in the Kegalle district in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Deraniyaga city area consists major government administrative offices, textile industries and transportation hub and the district hospital which has seven medical officers including the DMO, Dr N.G.R.R.Senevirathne who upgraded this hospital into a good condition including the ETU with standard facilities. Deraniyagala divisional secretariat area includes 214.6 km2 and population of about 46300. [1] The divisional secreatariate includes 26 grama niladari divisions. [1]

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6°56′N80°20′E / 6.933°N 80.333°E / 6.933; 80.333

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of income for majority of the people. Tea and rubber are main sources of income for people in the area. The main source of food is from rice fields. Apart from tea and rubber, coconut, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg and other minor export crops are farmed throughout the area.

Climate

Deraniyagala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. It is one of the wettest towns in Sri Lanka.

Climate data for Deraniyagala
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.9
(87.6)
32.2
(90.0)
33.0
(91.4)
32.6
(90.7)
31.4
(88.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.2
(86.4)
30.4
(86.7)
30.4
(86.7)
30.4
(86.7)
30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.1
(79.0)
26.7
(80.1)
27.7
(81.9)
28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.1
(79.0)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21.3
(70.3)
21.3
(70.3)
22.4
(72.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
22.8
(73.0)
22.1
(71.8)
21.8
(71.2)
22.8
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)112
(4.4)
136
(5.4)
249
(9.8)
386
(15.2)
525
(20.7)
447
(17.6)
351
(13.8)
345
(13.6)
405
(15.9)
507
(20.0)
409
(16.1)
229
(9.0)
4,101
(161.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pavithra. "Divisional Secretariat - Deraniyagala - Divisional Secretariat - Deraniyagala". www.deraniyagala.ds.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. "Climate: Deraniyagala". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 29, 2020.