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Haputale

Coordinates : 6°46′4″N 80°57′31″E / 6.76778°N 80.95861°E / 6.76778; 80.95861 Haputale ( Sinhala : හපුතලේ ; Tamil : ஹபுதலே ) is a town of Badulla District in the Uva Province, Sr...

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Coordinates: 6°46′4″N80°57′31″E / 6.76778°N 80.95861°E / 6.76778; 80.95861

Haputale (Sinhala: හපුතලේ; Tamil: ஹபுதலே) is a town of Badulla District in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.[1] The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The area has a rich bio-diversity dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Haputale is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than its surroundings, due to its elevation. The Haputale pass allows views across the Southern plains of Sri Lanka. The South-West boundary of Uva basin is marked by the Haputale mountain ridges, which continue on to Horton Plains and Adam's Peak to the west. CNN in 2010 named Haputale as one of Asia's most overlooked destinations.[2]

Transport

Roads

Rail

Goods shed used by the Planters

Haputale railway station is the 69th station on the Main Line. The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.

Population

Source[3]

Religious composition in Haputale DS Division according to 2012 census data is as follows Buddhists 26,212-52.64%,Hindus 17,312-34.76%,Islam 3,665-7.36%,Roman Catholics 2,025-4.07%,Other Christians 574-1.15%,Others 10-0.02%.

Places of interest

The Dambatenne tea plantation in Haputale

Adisham Bungalow

Adisham Bungalow is a nineteenth-century British period building, which was modelled on Leeds Castle in Kent, England. Sir Thomas Villiers, a distinguished British resident in Sri Lanka in the early 20th century, used it as his country house. Later it became a Benedictine monastery. The Thangamale Bird Sanctuary is located next to the bungalow.

Lipton’s Seat

Lipton’s Seat

The Lipton’s Seat is located at Dambetenna in the Haputale Mountain region. This place was a favourite look-outpoint for Sir Thomas Lipton. The point has views over Uva, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Eastern provinces.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cfb).[5][6]

Members of Parliament

The constituency has been represented in Parliament by:

See also

Referencias

  1. ↑ Biblioteca de Lanka
  2. ↑ Gregory Curley; Jenara Nerenberg; Mitch Moxley; Niels Footman; Sara Schonhardt; Tiffany Lam (20 de abril de 2010). "Asia desconocida: 25 de los destinos más olvidados de Asia" . CNN . Consultado el 24 de enero de 2011 .
  3. ↑ "ds.gov.lk Haputale" . Archivado del original el 16 de enero de 2009. Consultado el 10 de agosto de 2009 .
  4. ↑ "Antecedentes culturales" . Archivado del original el 16 de enero de 2009. Consultado el 26 de febrero de 2009 .
  5. 1 2 "Temperatura, gráfico climático, tabla climática para Haputhale" . Climate-Data.org . Consultado el 1 de septiembre de 2017 .
  6. ↑ Clima
  7. ↑ ELECCIONES GENERALES DE 1947 Archivado el 24/09/2015 en Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ ELECCIONES GENERALES DE 1952 Archivado el 24/09/2015 en Wayback Machine