Talagune

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Talagune
තලගුනේ
Village
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Talagune is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located in Central Province. The village has a nice view with surrounded mountains, Terraced paddy fields and a nice water fall named Allegala.

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This village is famous for Dumbara Rata Hand Looms. Several families make this hand looms in a traditional way. They mainly target foreign markets to sell their items.

The main Livelihood of residents is farming. They farm rice and vegetables.

Route

Thalagune is approximately 2 hours drive from Kandy and 6 hours drive from Colombo. Go 45 km on Kandy-Mahiyangana road towards to Mahiyangana. Turn left from Udadumbara town. Then go about 3 km on Udadumara-Kalugala road towards to Kalugala.

See also

Coordinates: 7°20′N80°53′E / 7.333°N 80.883°E / 7.333; 80.883


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