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Ramboda Falls is 109m high and is regarded as the 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945m above sea level.
It is the 6th tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka and the highest waterfall in connected with Kelani River. [12] Peessa Ella: 45 m (148 ft) Lunugala: Uva: Puna Falls: 100 m (328 ft) Pundaluoya Nuwara Eliya Central: Pundalu Oya Falls: 100 m (328 ft) Pundaluoya: Nuwara Eliya Central: Ramboda Falls: 109 m (358 ft) Ramboda: Nuwara Eliya Central: Rathna ...
The waterfalls consist of two falls called "Maha Ella" (Sinhalese "The Greater Fall"), which is 80 metres (260 ft) high and 50 metres (160 ft) wide and "Kuda Ella", (Sinhalese "The Lesser Fall"), which is 50 metres (160 ft) high and located immediately downstream of the main fall. [4] St Clair's falls are the 20th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka.
Gampola (Sinhala: ගම්පොල, Tamil: கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. The town is governed by an Urban Council . Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fourteenth century.
The Gampola East Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (86.9%). In comparison, the Udapalatha Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Gampola East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (55.9%), a significant Moor population (22.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (13.5%) [ 2 ]
Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park in Sri Lanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts. It was declared to protect and to make a refuge for the displaced wild animals during the Mahaweli Development Project in 1984 and is one of the four National Parks designated under the Project. [1]
The park's elevation range from 20–60 metres (66–197 ft) with sparse rock outcrop. [3] The Mahaweli River flows from south to north through the centre of the park. The rich alluvial soil flood plains situated beside the river are featured by a number of shallow swampy depressions called "villus".
Gampola is a town and once an ancient polity located near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was made the capital city of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fourteenth century.