Unawatuna

Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern 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.
  • Suburb with 10,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 metres (43 feet)
  • Description: human settlement

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unawatuna Beach and Closenberg Hotel.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galle.

Unawatuna

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Latitude
6.0202° or 6° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
80.2475° or 80° 14′ 51″ east
Open location code
6MR226CW+3X
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Unawatuna” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উনাওয়াতুনা”
  • Cebuano: “Unawatuna”
  • Dutch: “Unawatuna”
  • French: “Unawatuna”
  • German: “Unawatuma Bay”
  • German: “Unawatuna Bay”
  • German: “Unawatuna”
  • Irish: “Unawatuna”
  • Italian: “Unawatuna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Unawatuna”
  • Norwegian: “Unawatuna”
  • Persian: “اوناواتونا”
  • Russian: “Унаватуна”
  • Sinhala: “උණවටුන”
  • Swedish: “Unawatuna”
  • Tamil: “உனவட்டுனை”
  • Tamil: “උණවටුන”
  • Urdu: “اناواتونا”

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