| 词条 | Weeraketiya |
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|official_name =Weeraketiya |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =Town |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map =Sri Lanka |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize= |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sri Lanka |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 =Southern Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Hambantota |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |timezone =Sri Lanka Standard Time |utc_offset =+5:30 |coordinates = {{coord|6|10|0|N|80|44|48|E|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} Weeraketiya is a small town in Hambantota District, Southern Province in southern Sri Lanka, about {{convert|18|km}} by road north of Tangalle. It is known for being the birthplace of Mahinda Rajapaksa.[1] The town belongs to Weeraketiya Divisional Secretariat. HistoryThe St. Joseph's Estate, operated in Weeraketiya during the colonial times, produced tomatoes and coconuts.[2] In 1969, the Germans funded the installation of medium-wave 50 kilowatt transmitters at Maho and Weeraketiya.[3] It was installed by the first quarter of 1970.[4] LandmarksThe town lies around the Udakiriwila Tank (lake). The Seegala Temple of Pillars lies near its western bank. The town contains the Rajapaksha Central College and a National Youth Corps Training Center. To the south of the tank is Weeraketiya Hospital, Singapore Friendship College and the Teacher Training Center and Weerakatiya Rajapaksha Central College.[5] References1. ^{{cite book|title=Britannica Book of the Year 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mfecAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA106|date=1 March 2011|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61535-500-6|page=106}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=The Tropical Agriculturalist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQtZAAAAYAAJ|year=1931|page=65}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=A. Jeyaratnam|title=Electoral Politics in an Emergent State: The Ceylon General Election of May 1970|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hj22Puk37IUC&pg=PA158|date=10 June 2010|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-15311-9|page=158}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=Ceylon Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TeA-AQAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics.|page=339}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Weeraketiya&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x3ae14d9cc8d7b9d1:0x3b5f4eee7007e8df,Weeraketiya,+Sri+Lanka&gl=uk&ei=hZijUrCeN-qp7Aa09ICwCw&ved=0CHUQtgMwDQ|title=Weeraketiya|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=7 December 2013}} See also
1 : Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka |
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