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词条 Haputale
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  1. Transport

      Roads    Rail  

  2. Population

  3. Places of interest

      Adisham Bungalow    Lipton’s Seat  

  4. Climate

  5. Members of Parliament

  6. Gallery

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

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}}Haputale ({{lang-si|හපුතලේ}}; {{lang-ta|அப்புத்தளை}}) 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]

Notable Government institutions are :

  • Police Station
  • Government Hospital
  • Railway Station
  • Haputale Divisional Education Office
  • Main Post Office
  • Urbancouncil

Transport

Roads

  • A16 highway (Beragala-Hali Ela) a part of the Colombo-Badulla road. (Route 99)
  • B147 (Haputale-Dambetenna) road.
  • Haputale-Welimada road. (Via Boralanda)
  • Haputale-Diyatalawa road. (via Yahalabedda)
  • Haputale-Wellawaya road. (Via Beragala and Koslanda)

Rail

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

Total Sinhala Sri Lankan Tamil Indian Tamil Muslim Other
Urban 5238 1441 1105 1406 1285 1
Rural 31676 27817 1012 718 1968 161
Estate 18075 726 2952 14091 228 78
Total 54989 29984 5069 16215 3481 240
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Places of interest

  • Horton Plains National Park Via Boralanda
  • Adisham Bungalow
  • Lipton's Seat
  • Diyaluma Falls
  • Bambarakanda Falls
  • Soragune Devalaya
  • Haldummulla town
  • Beragala Gap
  • Dambetenna
  • Idalgashinna
  • Thangamale Sanctuary (Protected areas of Sri Lanka)[4]

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

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 a fabulous view over Uva, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Eastern provinces.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cfb).[5][5]{{Weather box
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|Jan high C=21
|Feb high C=21.9
|Mar high C=24.7
|Apr high C=26.1
|May high C=24.3
|Jun high C=23.8
|Jul high C=23
|Aug high C=23.2
|Sep high C=24.1
|Oct high C=22.8
|Nov high C=22.5
|Dec high C=21.4
|Jan mean C=17.3
|Feb mean C=17.7
|Mar mean C=18.8
|Apr mean C=19.7
|May mean C=20.1
|Jun mean C=19.8
|Jul mean C=19.3
|Aug mean C=19.4
|Sep mean C=19.2
|Oct mean C=18.6
|Nov mean C=18.2
|Dec mean C=17.7
|Jan low C=13.6
|Feb low C=13.6
|Mar low C=13
|Apr low C=13.3
|May low C=16
|Jun low C=15.8
|Jul low C=15.7
|Aug low C=15.6
|Sep low C=14.4
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|Nov low C=14
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|Jan precipitation mm=171
|Feb precipitation mm=118
|Mar precipitation mm=142
|Apr precipitation mm=234
|May precipitation mm=155
|Jun precipitation mm=48
|Jul precipitation mm=56
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|Oct precipitation mm=267
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Members of Parliament

The constituency has been represented in Parliament by:

  • J. A. Rambukpota 1947–1952 [7]
  • Wilfred A. Ratwatte 1952–1956 [8]
  • W. P. G. Ariyadasa 1956–1977
  • W. J. M. Lokubandara 1977–1988

Gallery

See also

  • Towns in Uva
  • History of Uva Province

References

1. ^Lanka Library
2. ^{{cite web|author1=Gregory Curley |author2=Jenara Nerenberg |author3=Mitch Moxley |author4=Niels Footman |author5=Sara Schonhardt |author6=Tiffany Lam |publisher=CNN|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=January 24, 2011|title=Unseen Asia: 25 of Asia's most overlooked destinations|url=http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/unseen-asia-040355}}
3. ^ds.gov.lk Haputale
4. ^Cultural Background
5. ^Weather
6. ^{{Cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/47954/ |title=Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for Haputhale |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate=2017-09-01 }}
7. ^1947 GENERAL ELECTION {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000000/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |date=2016-02-04 }}
8. ^1952 GENERAL ELECTION {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000000/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |date=2016-02-04 }}

External links

  • [https://www.tourism.up.gov.lk/ Travel Uva ]
  • Haputale Information Website
{{Sri Lankan Urban Councils}}

2 : Settlements in Badulla District|Populated places in Uva Province

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