Hatton

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Hatton

Total population

16,200

Founded

1821

Elevation1271 m

Coordinates6.89°, 80.60°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hatton is a major town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council. Hatton is a major centre of the Sri Lankan tea industry.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Periyasamy Chandrasekaran

Sri Lankan politician (1957-2010)

Eric Shipton

British explorer (1907–1977)

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Albert Pillans

English cricketer (1869-1901)

Henry Robert Charles Martin

British officer of arms and badminton player (1889–1942)

M

Marjorie Blamey

British botanical illustrator (1918-2019)

Shelton Payagala

Sri Lankan film director

S

Sugath Thilakaratne

Sri Lankan athletics competitor (born 1973)

R

Robin Boyd-Moss

English cricketer (born 1959)

E

Ewart Morrison

cricketer (1899-1985)

R

Roy Dutton

S

St. John Desmond Arcedeckne-Butler

British Army officer

H

Hasan Rushdy

cricketer

Premil Ratnayake

Sri Lankan journalist and writer

C

Catherine Emslie Anderson

English physician in Ceylon (1881–1934)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central

• Nanu Oya
  10.6 mi away · pop. 8,000
• Mariyawatte
  18 mi away · pop. 6,000
• Watadeniya
  21.1 mi away · pop. 8,000
• Buwelikada
  22.4 mi away · pop. 8,000
• Koshinna
  23.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Angunawala
  23.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ampitiya
  26.4 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Rajawella
  29.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thunkandura
  32.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Medawala
  32.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Doragamuwa
  33 mi away · pop. 2,500
• Mediwaka
  34.6 mi away · pop. 2,000

Browse all places in Central →

Recently spotted species

Sri Lanka White-eye

Zosterops ceylonensis

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas

Seen 2026-09-19

magnificent angel's trumpet

Brugmansia insignis

Seen 2026-09-18

Round-snout pygmy frog

Pseudophilautus femoralis

Seen 2026-09-17

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

Seen 2026-09-14

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Seen 2026-09-13

tropical sundew

Drosera burmanni

Seen 2026-09-13

Sopubia trifida

Sopubia trifida

Seen 2026-09-13

Burmannia disticha

Burmannia disticha

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).