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

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Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka hasTown Ruwanwella
subject surface form: Sabaragamuwa Province