Dambagalla is a village and former Union Council in Monaragala District, Uva Province, southeastern-central Sri Lanka. It lies 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) by road to the north of Monaragala, off the Colombo-Batticaloa highway (A4).[1]
Dambagalla | |
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Village | |
  Dambagalla | |
| Coordinates: 6°57′01″N 81°22′05″E / 6.95028°N 81.36806°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva |
| District | Monaragala |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
History
editA tea plantation was established at Dambagalla in 1912. It was operated by English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesales Societies from 1912 to 1917.[2] In September 2014 the residence of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) candidate for Uva, Anura Kumara Wickremesing, was attacked by an unidentified group in the Obbeygoda area of Dambagalla.[3] In April 2020, a 25-year-old wildlife officer was fatally shot by poachers in Gal Oya National Park in Dambagalla.[4]
Landmarks
editThere is a branch of the Bank of Ceylon in Makulla Town, Dambagalla.[5] The Sri Wijayawardhanaaramaya, Bingoda Purana Viharaya and Sri Vivekarmaya Buddhist temples are in the vicinity as well as Madulla Public Library.[1] Dambagalla tank stores water for irrigation in the area.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Google Maps, Google, Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Dambagalla". Historyofceylontea.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Police investigating incidents of attacks in Wellawaya and Dambagalla". News First. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Wildlife Officer shot dead by suspected hunters". Colombo Page. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Bank of Ceylon Dambagalla Branch - BOC Dambagalla". Ceylonlanka.info. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Reports of the Central and Provincial Irrigation Boards". Ceylon Central Irrigation Board. 1980. p. 69.