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Ingiriya
Westerntown
Ingiriya
Total population
15,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Ingiriya is a city in Kalutara District of Western Province, Sri Lanka, near the border with Sabaragamuwa Province. The city is the meeting point of the Rathnapura–Panadura, Ingiriya–Padukka and Ingiriya–Bulathsinhala roads.
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History
As the boundary ("Ima") of the Sabaragamuwa Mountain Ranges ends at Ingiriya, it is said in the folklore that the name "Ingriya" was originally "Imagira". People have lived in this area for a long time, as shown in historical writings. A Portuguese income report written in 1599 shows that they collected revenue from nearby places like Munagama, Wagawatta, and Kekuladola. The present Rathnapura–Panadura road, which runs through Poruwadanda, has evidence of having been used for more than 186 years. A British doctor named John Dave travelled to Adams Peak in 1817 from Panadura via Horana, Rathnapura and Palabaddala. He described the beauty of the Ingiriya area as he travelled along this road. The main city was born in the beginning of plantation colonization by the British rulers. The Urugala and Nambapana areas of Ingiriya have a history which relates to the kings who ruled near Kalu River.
Geography
Ingiriya is from the coast and extends a further inland. It is mountainous, especially near the eastern border. The highest point is Madakada Giranchi Mountain, high. Eduragala Mountain is also over high. The eastern part contains scattered mountains over high. There are some similarly high mountains in the western part. Overall, 60% of the area is flat plains. The Kalu River flows along the southern border of Ingiriya and many streams flow into the Kalu River. The largest, Nambapana Stream, is in the east. Another river, the Mawak Oya, starts in the north and flows along the west side before connecting to the Kalu River in the south. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Land Use !! Area (km2) !! Percentage % |- | Home garden || 2293 || 29% |- | Tea plantation || 582.81 || 06% |- | Rubber plantation || 3067.49 || 33% |- | Coconut plantation || 348.97 || 04% |- | Paddy plantation || 1132.32|| 12% |- | Other plantations || 278.78 || 03% |- | Forest || 801.64 || 09% |- | Scrub || 157.38 || 02% |- | Water bodies || 123.88 || 01% |- | Other land || 416.84 || 5% |- | Total || 9204 || 100% |} Ingiriya falls within the Low Country Wet Zone and has a medium climate, with to of annual rainfall, coming from both east–west monsoons (mid-November to January) and southwest monsoons (mid-May to mid-September). {| class="wikitable" |- ! Month !! Rainfall in mm !! Days with rain !! Average temperature in °C |- | January || 96 || 03 || 27.2 |- | February || 487 || 11 || 27.8 |- | March || 275 || 10 || 28.3 |- | April || 465 || 19 || 28.3 |- | May || 152 || 10 || 27.9 |- | June || 323 || 23 || 27.3 |- | July || 158 || 07 || 27.1 |- | August || 386 || 18 || 27.1 |- | September || 381 || 16 || 27.0 |- | October || 914 || 19 || 27.1 |- | November || 470 || 10 || 27.1 |- |…
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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