Weligama

Weligama (, ) is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The name Weligama, literally means "sandy village" which refers to the area's sandy sweep bay. It is approximately south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above the sea level.

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Settlement.name: Weligama
Settlement.image_skyline: Weligama Beach in Sri Lanka.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Weligama Beach
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Province
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Mohomad Husein Hajiyar Muhammad
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 72,511
Settlement.timezone: Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Settlement.utc_offset: +5:30
Settlement.timezone_DST: Summer time
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +6

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Instance of: town
Country: Sri Lanka
Located in: Southern Province
Elevation: 3
Image: Weligama Beach in Sri Lanka.jpg

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Commons category: Weligama
postal code: 81700

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==History== The main industries are tourism and fishing. Weligama is a popular tourist destination and hosts several boutique hotels including an off shore islet known as Taprobane, which houses a villa constructed by the French Count de Mauny, and is currently owned by Geoffrey Dobbs. It was the birthplace of the scholar monk Weligama Sri Sumangala.

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