Dambagalla
Village in Uva, Sri Lanka
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Dambagalla is a village and former Union Council in Monaragala District, Uva Province, southeastern-central Sri Lanka. It lies 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) by road to the north of Monaragala, off the Colombo-Batticaloa highway (A4).[1]
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| Coordinates: 6°57′01″N 81°22′05″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva |
| District | Monaragala |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
| Postal code | 91050 |
History
A tea plantation was established at Dambagalla in 1912. It was operated by English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesales Societies from 1912 to 1917.[2] In September 2014 the residence of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) candidate for Uva, Anura Kumara Wickremesing, was attacked by an unidentified group in the Obbeygoda area of Dambagalla.[3] In April 2020, a 25-year-old wildlife officer was fatally shot by poachers in Gal Oya National Park in Dambagalla.[4]
Landmarks
There is a branch of the Bank of Ceylon in Makulla Town, Dambagalla.[5] The Sri Wijayawardhanaaramaya, Bingoda Purana Viharaya and Sri Vivekarmaya Buddhist temples are in the vicinity as well as Madulla Public Library.[1] Dambagalla tank stores water for irrigation in the area.[6]