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Lenawa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka


Alternative Names:Lenawa, Lenewa
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Region:Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Latitude:7° 53' 56" N
Longitude:80° 44' 3" E
Lat/Long (dec):7.89889,80.73444
Köppen climate type:Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Mindat Feature ID:1237754
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1237754:3
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Bakamuna, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 46' 50" N80° 49' 6" E16.1km (10.0 miles)
Kingfisher Project, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 42' 55" N80° 31' 47" E30.4km (18.9 miles)
Pollonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 56' 25" N81° 1' 7" E31.7km (19.7 miles)
Sakura graphite mine (Ragedara graphite mine), Ragedara, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 38' 3" N80° 32' 20" E36.5km (22.6 miles)
Ragedara, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 38' 3" N80° 32' 20" E36.5km (22.7 miles)
Queen's Mine, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 35' 25" N80° 32' 33" E40.3km (25.0 miles)
Kahatagaha Mine, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 34' 32" N80° 32' 44" E41.5km (25.8 miles)
Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 34' 30" N80° 32' 45" E41.6km (25.8 miles)
Rattota, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 48" N80° 39' 42" E43.6km (27.1 miles)
Owala-Kaikawala area (incl. Gurubabila; Koswana), Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 29" N80° 39' 5" E44.4km (27.6 miles)
Eppawala deposit (Eppawala carbonatite complex), Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka8° 8' 40" N80° 24' 46" E44.7km (27.8 miles)
Polwatta, Matale, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 31' 0" N80° 34' 59" E45.7km (28.4 miles)
Matale, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 28' 2" N80° 37' 24" E49.5km (30.8 miles)
Kavisigamuwa carbonatite, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 48" N80° 29' 2" E51.0km (31.7 miles)
Ambakotte, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 28' 59" N80° 28' 0" E54.9km (34.1 miles)
Seruwila deposit, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka8° 19' 24" N80° 23' 22" E60.6km (37.6 miles)
Kandy, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 17' 26" N80° 37' 59" E68.5km (42.6 miles)
North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka8° 15' 0" N81° 19' 59" E76.6km (47.6 miles)
Hakurutale, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 12' 0" N80° 47' 59" E78.0km (48.5 miles)
Munwatte, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 59" N80° 48' 36" E87.4km (54.3 miles)
Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 7' 59" N80° 24' 0" E92.8km (57.7 miles)
Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 57" N80° 18' 36" E98.8km (61.4 miles)
Puttalam, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka8° 1' 50" N79° 50' 9" E100.0km (62.1 miles)
PQ deposit, Puttalam, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka8° 7' 15" N79° 50' 28" E101.4km (63.0 miles)
Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 59' 36" N81° 3' 17" E106.7km (66.3 miles)
Wilagedera iron prospect, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 19' 1" N79° 57' 27" E107.3km (66.7 miles)
Passara Gem Mine, Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 55' 59" N81° 9' 0" E116.8km (72.6 miles)
Pulmoddai, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka8° 56' 40" N80° 58' 57" E119.4km (74.2 miles)
Pulmoddai mine, Pulmoddai, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka8° 56' 49" N80° 59' 18" E119.9km (74.5 miles)
Avissawella, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 57' 30" N80° 11' 55" E120.1km (74.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AsiaContinent
Indian PlateTectonic Plate
Highland Complex, Indian PlateOrogenic Belt
Sri LankaCountry
Central Province, Sri LankaProvince
Matale District, Central Province, Sri LankaDistrict

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Sri Lanka, Matale, Dambulla217.16.222.0.0.0
 
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