Ella, Sri Lanka

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Ella
ඇල්ල
எல்ல
Ella Railway Station
Ella Railway Station
Ella is located in Sri Lanka
Ella
Ella
Coordinates: 6°52′31″N 81°2′18″E / 6.87528°N 81.03833°E / 6.87528; 81.03833Coordinates: 6°52′31″N 81°2′18″E / 6.87528°N 81.03833°E / 6.87528; 81.03833
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva Province
DistrictBadulla District
Elevation
1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total44,763[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)
Post Code
90090
Websitewww.ellaguide.com.

Ella (Sinhala: ඇල්ල; Lit. "water fall"; Tamil: எல்ல) is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 metres (3,415 ft) above sea level.[2] The area has a rich bio-diversity, dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Ella is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than surrounding lowlands, due to its elevation. The Ella Gap allows views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka.[3]

Transport[]

Road[]

Located on the Colombo-Badulla railway line, and the A16 highway (Beragala-Hali Ela) a part of the Colombo-Badulla road.

Rail[]

is the 75th station on the Main Line and is located 271.03 km (168.41 mi) from Colombo. The station has one platform and all trains running on the Main Line stop at the station. The station opened in July 1918.[4]

Facilities[]

Notable government institutions are :

  • Police station
  • Railway station
  • Main post office

Attractions[]

View of Ella from Little Adam's Peak
  • Dhowa temple, a 2,000-year-old rock temple, is located on the Badulla-Bandarawela Road. It contains a 12 metres (39 ft) unfinished Buddha statue carved into the surrounding rock.
  • Ella Rock, a lookout point
  • Little Adam's Peak, a 1,141 m (3,743 ft) pyramidal-shaped hill, located to the south-east of the town. Named after the larger Adam's Peak.
  • Ravana Ella Falls, a 25 m (82 ft) waterfall, located approximately 6 km (4 mi) away from the town
  • Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara
  • Diyaluma Falls, a 220 m (720 ft) waterfall
  • Yahalamadiththa temple
  • Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
  • Ravana cave

Demographics[]

Ethnicity Population[5] % Of Total
Sinhalese 29,822 66.62
Indian Tamils 12,084 27
Sri Lankan Tamils 802 1.8
Sri Lankan Moors 1,994 4.45
Other (including Burgher, Malay) 61 0.14
Total 44,763 100

See also[]

  • Towns in Uva
  • History of Uva Province

References[]

  1. ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas (13 October 2012). "Ella (Divisional Secretariat)". City Population. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Ella". Sri Lanka Heritages Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ Cook, Elsie Kathleen (1953). Ceylon: Its Geography, Its Resources and Its People. MacMillan. p. 90.
  4. ^ Perera, G. F. (1925). The Ceylon Railway: The Story of Its Inception and Progress. Ceylon Observer. p. 284.
  5. ^ "Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka. 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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