Dambagalla

Dambagalla is a village and former Union Council in Monaragala District, Uva Province, southeastern-central Sri Lanka. It lies 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) by road to the north of Monaragala, off the Colombo-Batticaloa highway (A4).[1]

Dambagalla
Village
Dambagalla
Coordinates: 6°57′01″N 81°22′05″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva
DistrictMonaragala
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)

History

A tea plantation was established at Dambagalla in 1912. It was operated by English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesales Societies from 1912 to 1917.[2] In September 2014 the residence of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) candidate for Uva, Anura Kumara Wickremesing, was attacked by an unidentified group in the Obbeygoda area of Dambagalla.[3] In April 2020, a 25-year-old wildlife officer was fatally shot by poachers in Gal Oya National Park in Dambagalla.[4]

Landmarks

There is a branch of the Bank of Ceylon in Makulla Town, Dambagalla.[5] The Sri Wijayawardhanaaramaya, Bingoda Purana Viharaya and Sri Vivekarmaya Buddhist temples are in the vicinity as well as Madulla Public Library.[1] Dambagalla tank stores water for irrigation in the area.[6]

References
  1. Google Maps, Google, Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "Dambagalla". Historyofceylontea.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. "Police investigating incidents of attacks in Wellawaya and Dambagalla". News First. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. "Wildlife Officer shot dead by suspected hunters". Colombo Page. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. "Bank of Ceylon Dambagalla Branch - BOC Dambagalla". Ceylonlanka.info. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Reports of the Central and Provincial Irrigation Boards". Ceylon Central Irrigation Board. 1980. p. 69.
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