Aluoya

Aluoya is a locality in Kottellena, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Central Province and has an elevation of 1,073 metres. Aluoya is situated nearby to the locality Elfindale, as well as near Gallawattie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laxapana Falls and Canyon Dam.

Waterfall

Laxapana Falls is, at 126 m high, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 km from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya. Laxapana Falls is situated 2½ km north of Aluoya.

Dam

The Canyon Dam is a large arch-gravity dam built across the Maskeliya Oya, 4.5 km upstream of the iconic Laxapana Falls, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

Nearby places include Kiriwan Eliya and Norton Bridge.

Village

Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District. Laxapana Falls, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, is located here. Kiriwan Eliya is situated 4 km north of Aluoya.

Village

Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya district, in the Central Province. Norton Bridge is situated 4½ km north of Aluoya.

Locality

Norton is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Norton is situated 5 km north of Aluoya.

Latitude

6.8769° or 6° 52′ 37″ north

Longitude

80.5072° or 80° 30′ 26″ east

Elevation

1,073 metres (3,520 feet)

Open location code

6MR2VGG4+QV

GeoNames ID

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