Lunugala

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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[1][2]

The town is placed in middle of a mountain range. It was called "Pattipola" (Template:Langx) 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.

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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.

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Schools

  • Lunugala Central College[3]
  • Sri Ramakrishna College
  • Yapamma Sri Dhammananda Vidyalaya
  • Kalai Mahal Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
  • Muslim School
  • Jayabima Primary school

Religious places

  • Lunugala Sri Lonagiri Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
  • Yapamma Sri Ramya Vijayarama Viharaya
  • Lunugala Sri Kadireshan Kovil
  • Lunugala Jumma Mosque
  • Lunugala Catholic Church

Hospitals

  • Lunugala Hospital
  • Hopton Hospital
  • Adawatta Dispensary

Public banks

Gallery

References

  • Madulsima, a top tourist attraction [1] by M.H.M.N. Bandara

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