Haputale

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Field	Value
official_name	Haputale
native_name	හපුතලේ
ஹபுதலே
settlement_type	town
image_skyline	Haputale town 01 640.jpg
pushpin_map	Sri Lanka
subdivision_type	Province
subdivision_name	Uva Province
population_total	54989
population_density_km2
timezone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
utc_offset	+5:30
coordinates
footnotes
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Haputale (; ) is a town of Badulla District in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The area has a rich bio-diversity dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Haputale is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than its surroundings, due to its elevation. The Haputale pass allows views across the Southern plains of Sri Lanka. The South-West boundary of Uva basin is marked by the Haputale mountain ridges, which continue on to Horton Plains and Adam's Peak to the west. CNN in 2010 named Haputale as one of Asia's most overlooked destinations.

Transport

Roads

• A16 highway (Beragala-Hali Ela) a part of the Colombo-Badulla road. (Route 99)
• B147 (Haputale-Dambetenna) road.
• Haputale-Welimada road. (Via Boralanda)
• Haputale-Diyatalawa road. (via Yahalabedda)
• Haputale-Wellawaya road. (Via Beragala and Koslanda)

Rail

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Haputale railway station is the 69th station on the Main Line. The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.

Population

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Total	Sinhala	Sri Lankan Tamil	Indian Tamil	Muslim	Other
Urban	5238	1441	1105	1406	1285
Rural	31676	27817	1012	718	1968
Estate	18075	726	2952	14091	228
Total	54989	29984	5069	16215	3481
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Religious composition in Haputale DS Division according to 2012 census data is as follows Buddhists 26,212-52.64%,Hindus 17,312-34.76%,Islam 3,665-7.36%,Roman Catholics 2,025-4.07%,Other Christians 574-1.15%,Others 10-0.02%.

Places of interest

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• Horton Plains National Park Via Boralanda
• Adisham Bungalow
• Lipton's Seat
• St. Andrew's Church
• Diyaluma Falls
• Bambarakanda Falls
• Soragune Devalaya
• Haldummulla town
• Beragala Gap
• Dambetenna
• Idalgashinna
• Thangamale Sanctuary (Protected areas of Sri Lanka)

Adisham Bungalow

Adisham Bungalow is a nineteenth-century British period building, which was modelled on Leeds Castle in Kent, England. Sir Thomas Villiers, a distinguished British resident in Sri Lanka in the early 20th century, used it as his country house. Later it became a Benedictine monastery. The Thangamale Bird Sanctuary is located next to the bungalow.

Lipton’s Seat

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The Lipton’s Seat is located at Dambetenna in the Haputale Mountain region. This place was a favourite look-outpoint for Sir Thomas Lipton. The point has views over Uva, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Eastern provinces.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cfb).

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|Jan high C=21 |Feb high C=21.9 |Mar high C=24.7 |Apr high C=26.1 |May high C=24.3 |Jun high C=23.8 |Jul high C=23 |Aug high C=23.2 |Sep high C=24.1 |Oct high C=22.8 |Nov high C=22.5 |Dec high C=21.4

|Jan mean C=17.3 |Feb mean C=17.7 |Mar mean C=18.8 |Apr mean C=19.7 |May mean C=20.1 |Jun mean C=19.8 |Jul mean C=19.3 |Aug mean C=19.4 |Sep mean C=19.2 |Oct mean C=18.6 |Nov mean C=18.2 |Dec mean C=17.7

|Jan low C=13.6 |Feb low C=13.6 |Mar low C=13 |Apr low C=13.3 |May low C=16 |Jun low C=15.8 |Jul low C=15.7 |Aug low C=15.6 |Sep low C=14.4 |Oct low C=14.4 |Nov low C=14 |Dec low C=14

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|precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm=171 |Feb precipitation mm=118 |Mar precipitation mm=142 |Apr precipitation mm=234 |May precipitation mm=155 |Jun precipitation mm=48 |Jul precipitation mm=56 |Aug precipitation mm=81 |Sep precipitation mm=115 |Oct precipitation mm=267 |Nov precipitation mm=295 |Dec precipitation mm=256

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|source 1= Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1472m)

Members of Parliament

The constituency has been represented in Parliament by:

• J. A. Rambukpota 1947–1952
• Wilfred A. Ratwatte 1952–1956 1952 GENERAL ELECTION
• W. P. G. Ariyadasa 1956–1977
• W. J. M. Lokubandara 1977–1988

References

References

1. [http://www.lankalibrary.com/tra/Haputale.htm Lanka Library]
2. (April 20, 2010). "Unseen Asia: 25 of Asia's most overlooked destinations". CNN.
3. "ds.gov.lk Haputale".
4. "Cultural Background".
5. [http://www.foreca.com/Sri_Lanka/Haputale Weather]
6. "Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for Haputhale". Climate-Data.org.
7. [http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF 1947 GENERAL ELECTION] {{webarchive. link. (2015-09-24)

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