Welanpela

Welanpela is a hamlet in Welampele, Rideemaliyadda Divisional Secretariat, Uva. Welanpela is situated nearby to the village Beligalla, as well as near the hamlet Mawaralagala.

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 9 km southwest of Welanpela.

Welanpela

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Welanpele”
Category: locality
Location: Welampele, Rideemaliyadda Divisional Secretariat, Badulla District, Uva, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.37343° or 7° 22′ 24″ north

Longitude

81.06618° or 81° 3′ 58″ east

Elevation

105 metres (344 feet)

Open location code

6MV393F8+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6598381677

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

1223787

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