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Lelwala, Southern Province, Sri Lanka


Type:Locality - a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries
Mindat.org Region:Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Region:Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Latitude:6° 20' 12" N
Longitude:80° 23' 9" E
Lat/Long (dec):6.3368,80.386
Köppen climate type:Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Mindat Feature ID:1237776
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1237776:5
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Hinidum Pattuwa, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 18' 34" N80° 19' 26" E7.5km (4.7 miles)
Morawaka, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 15' 39" N80° 29' 32" E14.5km (9.0 miles)
Bambarabotuwa, Kalawana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 30' 0" N80° 20' 59" E18.6km (11.5 miles)
Deniyaya, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 20' 32" N80° 33' 34" E19.2km (11.9 miles)
Karawita, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 35' 18" N80° 24' 58" E28.2km (17.5 miles)
Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 27' 53" N80° 36' 57" E29.1km (18.1 miles)
Kollonnagam, Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 25' 0" N80° 40' 0" E32.3km (20.0 miles)
Niriella (Niri-Ella), Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 37' 59" N80° 21' 39" E33.1km (20.6 miles)
Kolonne, Embilipitiya, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 24' 19" N80° 41' 6" E33.9km (21.1 miles)
Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 11' 53" N80° 5' 49" E35.4km (22.0 miles)
Elapata, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 39' 21" N80° 22' 3" E35.6km (22.1 miles)
Weragoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 11' 17" N80° 5' 8" E37.1km (23.0 miles)
Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka5° 58' 40" N80° 25' 57" E40.3km (25.0 miles)
Bentota River Alluvium, Bentota, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 25' 14" N80° 1' 40" E40.6km (25.3 miles)
Kaikawala Beach deposit, Bentota, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 22' 23" N80° 0' 46" E41.4km (25.7 miles)
Malwala, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 42' 26" N80° 26' 0" E41.5km (25.8 miles)
Bentota, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka6° 25' 8" N80° 0' 21" E43.0km (26.7 miles)
Ratgama, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 43' 51" N80° 29' 33" E45.4km (28.2 miles)
Kaluganga valley, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 43' 49" N80° 12' 49" E47.7km (29.7 miles)
Giant Crystal Quarry, Embilipitiya, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 17' 49" N80° 50' 8" E49.9km (31.0 miles)
Wagawatta, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 42' 5" N80° 7' 7" E50.2km (31.2 miles)
Aluthnuwara, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 41' 5" N80° 44' 50" E55.6km (34.6 miles)
Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda; Ehelliyagoda), Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 51' 12" N80° 15' 41" E59.1km (36.7 miles)
Homagama pegmatite, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 50' 28" N80° 0' 12" E70.2km (43.6 miles)
Avissawella, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 57' 30" N80° 11' 55" E72.2km (44.8 miles)
Pattara, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 56' 57" N80° 7' 5" E74.3km (46.1 miles)
Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 57" N80° 18' 36" E87.1km (54.1 miles)
Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 7' 59" N80° 24' 0" E88.6km (55.0 miles)
Galbokka, Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 46' 0" N81° 4' 0" E89.1km (55.4 miles)
Wellawaya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 44' 18" N81° 6' 8" E90.9km (56.5 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

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

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Sri Lanka, Galle, Neluwa217.6.94.0.0.0
 
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