Wellawa Wewa
Wellawa Wewa is a reservoir in Uva, Sri Lanka. Wellawa Wewa is situated nearby to the locality Biriulpota, as well as near Kudawewa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahiyangana.
Mahiyangana
Town
Photo: Imaadwhd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka. Mahiyangana is situated 8 km northwest of Wellawa Wewa.
Wellawa Wewa
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Uva, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.28333° or 7° 17′ northLongitude
81.03333° or 81° 2′ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
6MV372MM+88GeoNames ID
1223571
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Localities in the Area
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