| Sabaragamuwa in Sri Lanka | |
| Capital | Ratnapura |
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other capital on Wikidata   | |
| Residents | 1.919.151 (2012) |
| no value for residents on Wikidata: | |
| surface | 4,968 km² |
| other value for area on Wikidata: 4902 | |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | |
| location | |
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The province Sabaragamuwa is in the southwest of Sri Lanka. The name of the province comes from the name of its former indigenous population.
Regions
Administratively, the province is divided into two districts:
- Kegalle District (1,663 km²)
- Ratnapura District (3,237 km²)
places
Other goals
Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage near Kegalle
UNESCO-World Heritage:
National parks:
- Uda Walawe National Park
background
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala near Kegalle
- Bambarakanda waterfall between Ratnapura and Badulla located 1 6 ° 46 ′ 31 ″ N.80 ° 49 ′ 47 ″ E
- Adam's Peak. 2 6 ° 48 ′ 30 ″ N.80 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E On the 2,243 m high mountain is a monastery with the Sri Pada. This 1.8 m footprint was caused by Buddha, Shiva, Adam or the apostle Thomas, depending on the religion. Hence, it is sacred to Buddhists, Hindu, Muslim and Christian.
activities
Climate of Ratnapura
| J | F. | M. | A. | M. | J | J | A. | S. | O | N | D. |
32.7 21.7 9 | 33.8 21.8 9 | 34 22.6 14 | 33.5 23.4 20 | 32 23.9 20 | 31 23.7 21 | 30.7 23.5 19 | 30.7 23.4 20 | 30.9 23.1 20 | 31.3 22.9 21 | 31.7 22.6 18 | 31.8 22.3 14 |
| 111 | 137 | 212 | 339 | 476 | 412 | 293 | 304 | 421 | 437 | 371 | 235 |
32 Average annual maximum temperatures in ° C | |||||||||||
22.9 Average annual low temperatures in ° C | |||||||||||
3748 Annual precipitation in mm | |||||||||||
205 Number of rainy days | |||||||||||
The province is largely located in the wet zone, it is characterized by annual precipitation over 2,500 mm / year and correspondingly high humidity.
