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Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka


Alternative Names:NUA, Nuvara-Ehlija, Nuvara-Elija, Nuwara Elija, Nuwara Eliya, Nuwari Eliya, nu wo lei ai li ye, nuvareliya, nuwala elliya, nwara alya, nwwara alyya, Нувара-Елія, Нувара-Элия, نوارا إليا, نووارا الییا, நுவரெலியா, නුවරඑළිය, ヌワラ・エリヤ, 努沃勒埃利耶, 누와라 엘리야
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Region:Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Latitude:6° 58' 14" N
Longitude:80° 46' 58" E
Lat/Long (dec):6.97078,80.78286
Köppen climate type:Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Elevation:1,868m
Population:25,775 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:1232783
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1232783:0
GUID:509c973b-4220-43be-8822-581c7d3d6723
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Munwatte, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 59" N80° 48' 36" E16.5km (10.2 miles)
Hakurutale, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 12' 0" N80° 47' 59" E25.6km (15.9 miles)
Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 59' 36" N81° 3' 17" E30.1km (18.7 miles)
Aluthnuwara, Balangoda, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 41' 10" N80° 44' 46" E31.9km (19.8 miles)
Galbokka, Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 46' 0" N81° 4' 0" E38.7km (24.0 miles)
Kandy, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 17' 26" N80° 37' 59" E39.2km (24.4 miles)
Passara Gem Mine, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 55' 59" N81° 9' 0" E40.7km (25.3 miles)
Ratgama, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 43' 59" N80° 28' 59" E42.4km (26.3 miles)
Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 44' 18" N81° 6' 8" E43.7km (27.2 miles)
Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 7' 59" N80° 24' 0" E45.9km (28.5 miles)
Malwala, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 42' 28" N80° 26' 2" E48.3km (30.0 miles)
Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 57" N80° 18' 36" E54.6km (33.9 miles)
Elapata, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 39' 34" N80° 22' 9" E57.3km (35.6 miles)
Matale, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 28' 2" N80° 37' 24" E58.0km (36.0 miles)
Karawita, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 35' 10" N80° 25' 2" E58.8km (36.5 miles)
Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 27' 53" N80° 36' 57" E59.2km (36.8 miles)
Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda; Ehelliyagoda), Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 50' 54" N80° 15' 36" E59.3km (36.8 miles)
Niriella (Niri-Ella), Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 38' 13" N80° 21' 42" E59.5km (37.0 miles)
Owala-Kaikawala area (incl. Gurubabila; Koswana), Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 29" N80° 39' 5" E61.5km (38.2 miles)
Rattota, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 48" N80° 39' 42" E61.8km (38.4 miles)
Monaragala, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 53' 26" N81° 20' 43" E62.7km (39.0 miles)
Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 45' 0" N81° 18' 27" E62.9km (39.1 miles)
Kollonnagam, Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 25' 0" N80° 40' 0" E62.9km (39.1 miles)
Kolonne, Embilipitiya, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 24' 19" N80° 41' 6" E63.8km (39.6 miles)
Avissawella, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 57' 30" N80° 11' 55" E64.5km (40.1 miles)
Polwatta, Matale, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 31' 0" N80° 34' 59" E64.6km (40.1 miles)
Ambakotte, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 28' 59" N80° 28' 0" E66.8km (41.5 miles)
Kaluganga valley, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 43' 49" N80° 12' 49" E68.3km (42.4 miles)
Kavisigamuwa carbonatite, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 48" N80° 29' 2" E68.7km (42.7 miles)
Bambarabotuwa, Kalawana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 30' 0" N80° 20' 59" E70.9km (44.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AsiaContinent
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
Sri LankaCountry
Central Province, Sri LankaProvince
Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri LankaDivision

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya217.20.267.0.0.0
 
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