Weeraketiya
Weeraketiya is a small town in Hambantota District, Southern Province in southern Sri Lanka, about 18 kilometres by road north of Tangalle. It is known for being the birthplace of Mahinda Rajapaksa. The town belongs to Weeraketiya Divisional Secretariat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 41,400 residents
- Description: town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Weeraketiya Division”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Julampitiya.
Julampitiya
Village
Julampitiya is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province. Julampitiya is situated 5 km north of Weeraketiya.
Weeraketiya
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Sinhala—“Weeraketiya” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Weeraketiya”
- Dutch: “Weeraketiya”
- French: “Weeraketiya”
- Irish: “Weeraketiya”
- Persian: “وراکتیا”
- Portuguese: “Weeraketiya”
- Sinhala: “වීරකැටිය”
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