Bibile
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bibile |
| native_name | බිබිලේ (Bibila) |
| native_name_lang | si |
| image_skyline | Bibile Town, Sri Lanka.jpg |
| image_caption | Bibile Town |
| flag_alt | Flag of Wellasssa |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sri Lanka |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Uva Province |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Monaragala District |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | Sri Lanka Time |
| utc_offset1 | +05:30 |
| postal_code | 91500 |
| :: |
Bibile (also Bibila) is a tourist destination located in Monaragala District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It was called Wellassa during the Kandy kingdom, which related to 100,000 paddy fields. The agricultural region was historically known for cultivating rice and a variety of orange (citrus sinensis) called Bibile Sweet.
Population
As of 2012, the total population of Bibile was 40,329. Sinhalese people-95.1%
Economy
In the 1990s, gem shops were opening on the main high street in Bibile. Mining near Bibile has extracted geuda and yellow sapphire.
In recent years, local corn farmers have opposed attempts by foreign multinationals to acquire agricultural lands to build a sugar factory.
The Dorapoda mountain ranges, the Kotasara Piyangala Raja Maha Viharaya temple, and Mallipotha lake are local to the area. Little Worlds End looks over Kotagama village through Dorapoda mountain ranges.
Education
Bibile Madya Maha Vidayalaya (known as Wellassa National College) is one of the main schools in bibile.
In 2024, the DP Foundation opened what it billed as the "Sri Lanka's first digital pre-school" in Bibile, as well as an IT campus at Bibile Wagama Sri Saddaramalankara Pirivena.
In popular culture
Bibile was known as 'Sinhale' in Martin Wickremesinghe's novel "Gamperaliya".
Notable people
- Professor Senaka Bibile, whose father was from Bibile
- Sarath Kotagama
References
References
- (2020). "Project orange elephant is a conflict specific holistic approach to mitigating human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka". Communications Biology.
- "Census of Population and Housing, 2012".
- De Munck, Victor C.. (1993). "Seasonal Cycles: A Study of Social Change and Continuity in a Sri Lankan Village". Asian Educational Services.
- Pardieu, Vincent. (Fall 2011). "Update on sapphire mining in Sri Lanka". Gems & Gemology.
- Perera, Yoshitha. (13 November 2022). "Bibile corn farmers rail against foreign firm's land grab for sugar factory". The Sunday Times.
- (18 April 2024). "DP Education opens Sri Lanka's first digital preschool in Bibile". Daily FT.
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