Kuruwita

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

Overview

Kuruwita is a town in the Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is 87 km from Colombo. It used to be served by the 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge Sabaragamuwa Railway, a branch of the national railway system. And known for the nearby waterfall called Bopath Ella.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Sabaragamuwa

• Paradise
  1.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Keeragala
  1.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Sudagala
  1.9 mi away
• Karapincha
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Pussella
  3.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Galukagama
  3.6 mi away · pop. 750
• Amithagoda
  3.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Hidellana
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Ratnapura New Town
  4.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Gorakela
  4.6 mi away
• Gileemale
  4.7 mi away
• Thunandahena
  4.9 mi away

Browse all places in Sabaragamuwa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Hump Snout Lizard

Lyriocephalus scutatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Sri Lanka Cat Snake

Boiga ceylonensis

Seen 2026-09-26

Dwarf Gray-striped Woodlouse

Nagurus cristatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Spotted House Gecko

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

Seen 2026-09-19

horntail snail

Tanychlamys indica

Seen 2026-09-19

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Seen 2026-09-17

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-09-17

Asian House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Seen 2026-09-13

Asian Shield Mantis

Asiadodis squilla

Seen 2026-09-12

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