Nawalapitiya
A town on the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga in Sri Lanka's Kandy District, Nawalapitiya developed as a British colonial centre of coffee production and is the birthplace of M. G. Ramachandran, the Tamil cinema actor who later became chief minister of Tamil Nadu. The town sits in highland terrain, a short distance from Kandy, with UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.3 km2.0 mi
Nawalapitiya: quick answers
Where is Nawalapitiya?
Nawalapitiya is in Sri Lanka, about 29 km18 miles in a straight line from Kandy.
How do you get to Nawalapitiya?
The nearest airport is Colombo (CMB), about 3 hr 48 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nawalapitiya?
The warmest month is March, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is December, at 22°C72°F. The wettest month is November, with about 478 mm18.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Nawalapitiya?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 restaurant and 14 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Nawalapitiya?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kurunegala, Kegalle and Kuruwita.