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Gintota
Coordinates: 6°3′39.24″N80°10′45.42″E / 6.0609000°N 80.1792833°E / 6.0609000; 80.1792833
Country Sri Lanka
Province Southern Province
District Galle
Population
 • Total2,738
Postal code
80280

Gintota is a suburb town situated in Galle District, in the southern part of Sri Lanka.

It is located 124 kilometres (77 mi) south of Colombo and 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Galle and is situated on the left bank of the Gin Ganga, at the river's mouth.

The traditional industry in the area was coconut cultivation and the manufacture of coir rope from the fibre of the coconut husk. [1]

On 22 November 1941 the government established a plywood factory at Gintota, to manufacture plywood tea chests and other plywood products, as their supply was restricted during the war. [2] [3] In 1957 the factory was made a corporation, under the State Industrial Corporations Act. [4] In 1994 it was privatised. [5]

The village is serviced by the Ginthota railway station, which is on the Coast railway line, running between Colombo and Beliatta.

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References

  1. ↑ Cave, Henry William (2002). Ceylon Along the Rail Track. Visidunu Prakashakayo. p. 61. ISBN   9789559170464.
  2. ↑ "The Ceylon Forester". 7–9. Forest Department. 1965: 131-132.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Roberts, Nora (1993). Galle as Quiet as Asleep. p. 254. ISBN   9789559557906.
  4. ↑ "Ceylon Year Book". Department of Census & Statistics. 1962: 96.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ "The Forest Resource - Status and Trends". Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook. Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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