Ruwanwella

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Ruwanwella is a small town in Sri Lanka known for its historical fort and scenic surroundings, located within the Sabaragamuwa Province.

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Ruwanwella canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivision Ruwanwella Divisional Secretariat
agriculturalProduct rubber
spices
tea
climateType tropical rainforest climate
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
countryCallingCode +94
countryCurrency Sri Lankan rupee
linked to: Ceylon rupee
countryOfficialLanguage Sinhala
Tamil
countrySubdivisionType province
districtCapital Kegalle
districtSubdivisionType district
divisionalSecretariatSubdivisionType divisional secretariat division
elevation approximately 60–100 metres above sea level
fortBuiltBy Portuguese
fortLaterUsedBy British
Dutch
governingCountryCapital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasFeature Ruwanwella Fort
hasReligiousSite Buddhist temples
Hindu shrines
hasRiverNearby Kelani River
historicalSignificance strategic location during colonial period
knownFor historical fort
scenic surroundings
locatedIn Kegalle District
Sabaragamuwa Province
nearestMajorCity Colombo
Kegalle
postalCode 71300
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
provinceCapital Ratnapura
region wet zone of Sri Lanka
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
transportType road connections to Avissawella
road connections to Kegalle
utcOffset +05:30

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Sabaragamuwa Province hasTown Ruwanwella