Embilipitiya
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Place details
- Locality
- Embilipitiya
- Region
- Sabaragamuwa Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Embilipitiya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Embilipitiya ClockTower.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Embilipitiya Clock Tower
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sabaragamuwa Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ratnapura District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Local Government
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Embilipitiya Urban Council
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Population
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- 58,351 (2012 census)
- Settlement.government_type
- Urban Council
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Ratnapura district
- Elevation
- 91
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Sri Lanka, Embilipitiya (2).JPG
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- Embilipitiya
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Transportation
- Education
- Infrastructure
- Urban Council
- Economy
- See also
- References
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Embilipitiya is a town, governed by an urban council, in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
In the 1970s it was a small town with two or three small boutiques. Under the Udawalawe development project, Embilipitiya grew and currently it is one of towns in Sri Lanka with a modern infrastructure. Embilipitiya is becoming the central hub and the commercial centre of Greater Hambantota development project. Embilipitiya is the nearest city to Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium and Mattala International Airport.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Embilipitiya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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