Ohiya
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It is the nearest major settlement to the Horton Plains National Park and serves as a gateway to the National Park and several other nature reserves.[4]
Population
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 697 | 332 | 365 |
(Source Welimada Divisional Secretariat 2008-statistics)[5]
Transport
- Ohiya Railway Station is the 67th station on the Main line (which runs between Colombo and Badulla)[6] It is the third highest railway station of Sri Lanka, situated Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level and opened in 1893.
- B508 – Welimada – Ohiya (Bus route via Boralanda)[7][8]
Attractions
- Horton Plains National Park – located Script error: No such module "convert". from Ohiya
- Ohiya Gap/Dondra Watch, from this vantage point, which looks out over the Haputale valley, the Dondra Head Lighthouse (Script error: No such module "convert".) is occasionally visible.
- Ohiya Forest
- The Devil's Staircase, a road which drops down Script error: No such module "convert". in less than Script error: No such module "convert". is located beyond Udaweria Estate about 8 km from the station
- Bamabarakanda Falls, the highest waterfall (Script error: No such module "convert".) in the country, is located Script error: No such module "convert". from Ohiya
- Rahangala Mountain – located Script error: No such module "convert". from Ohiya
- Kirigalpoththa – the second-highest summit in Sri Lanka
Schools
- B/Ohiya Siddharatha Vidyalaya [9]
See also
Railway Line Continuity
References
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- ↑ Ohiya. Nature.sarisara.com. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ One more heave. dailynews.lk (2009-01-01) . Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Territorial Jurisdiction of High Courts, District Courts and Magistrate’s Courts. Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms of Sri Lanka
- ↑ The Way to Horton Plains. Nation.lk (2009-03-01). Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ වැලිමඩ ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශයේ ජනගහනය පිළිබද තොරතුරු 2007– 2008. Welimada Divisional Secretariat. ds.gov.lk
- ↑ 18th Railway Tunnel of Pattipola. Lankanewspapers.com (4 October 2008). Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Central Highlands Nature Tour. Infohub.com. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Welimada – Boralanda – Ohiya – Horton Plains (32.47 km) Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Rda.gov.lk. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Schools Script error: No such module "webarchive".. gov.lk (2006) . Retrieved on 17 March 2013
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