Lunugala

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Lunugala
ලුණුගල
லுணுகலை
Madolsima Mobilization (115).jpg
The Madolsima region of Lunugala
Coordinates: 7°2′0″N81°12′0″E / 7.03333°N 81.20000°E / 7.03333; 81.20000
Country Sri Lanka
Province Uva
District Badulla
Government
  Pradeshiya SabaLunugala Pradeshiya Sabava
  Pradesiya Sabapathino
Population
  Total41,159[Census of population Housing SL2,011]
Time zone UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
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Lunugala is a town in the Sri Lankan province of Uva.There are 28 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Lunugala Divisional Secretariat Division [3] [4]

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The town is placed in middle of a mountain range. It was called "Pattipola" (පට්ටිපොල) in the past. Its main agricultural product is tea. There are many beautiful tea estates in Lunugala as Adawatta Estate, Park Estate, Hopton Estate, Showlands Estate and Madolsima Plantation. Additionally people cultivate pepper, cinnamon and cacao.

Madolsima Village Madolsima Mobilization (2).JPG
Madolsima Village

Society & Population Distribution

Basically the society of lunugala consists of three major types—Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims. These people live peacefully together. In some places there are cross marriages as Tamil-Muslims, Muslim-Sinhala and Tamil-Sinhala.


Schools

Religious places

Hospitals

Public banks

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