Rakwana
Rakwana is a town in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka, a notable centre of Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Additionally, Rakwana is said to have gem resources.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Rakwana
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Rakwana Town, Godakawela Divisional Secretariat, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.47546° or 6° 28′ 32″ northLongitude
80.60996° or 80° 36′ 36″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)Open location code
6MR2FJG5+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1985788725OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1229077Wikidata ID
Q7286836
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Rakwana” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rakwana”
- Irish: “Rakwana”
- Persian: “راکوانا”
- Tamil: “இரக்வானை”
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