Unawatuna Central

Unawatuna Central is a locality in Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat, Galle District, Southern Province. Unawatuna Central is situated nearby to the locality Maharambe, as well as near Halpandenikanda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unawatuna Beach and Closenberg Hotel.

Closenberg Hotel

Hotel

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Closenberg Hotel is a three star heritage hotel located in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the southern side of Galle Harbour.

The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. National Museum of Galle is situated 4½ km northwest of Unawatuna Central.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unawatuna and Galle.

Unawatuna

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern Sri Lanka 5 km south of Galle. It can be seen as its suburb, a bustling little community of guest houses, cafes, markets, crafts and bars. The main beach is swimmable year round.

Galle

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Habaraduwa

Village

Habaraduwa is a town in the Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located on the southern coast, approximately 14 km south of Galle. Religious composition in Habaraduwa DS Division according to 2012 census data is Buddhists 61,847-99.13%,Other Christians 232-0.37%,Roman Catholics 221-0.35%,Hindus 55-0.09%,Islam 28-0.04%,Others 6-0.01%. Habaraduwa is situated 6 km east of Unawatuna Central.

Unawatuna Central

Type: Locality
Location: Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.0095° or 6° 0′ 34″ north

Longitude

80.2516° or 80° 15′ 6″ east

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

6MR22752+RM

GeoNames ID

11988136

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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