Rakwana

Rakwana is a town in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka, a notable centre of Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Additionally, Rakwana is said to have gem resources.Rakwana is locally administered by the Godakawela-Rakwana Urban Council. The town of Rakwana including its northern and southern part and Kottala has 10,513 in population according to the census carried out in 2010.

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Rakwana

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Coordinates: 6°28′18″N 80°36′42″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
Population
  Total12,616
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)
Post code
70300

Located at an elevation of 464 m (1,522 ft), north of Sinharaja Mountains, on the A17 highway. It is 12 km (7.5 mi) from Madampe on the way to Galle. It also has roads leading to Kalawana and Godakawela. Rakwana acts as one of the gateways for the famous Sinharaja Forest reserve.

Demographics

EthnicityPopulation% Of Total
Sinhalese5,72154.42
Tamils2,59024.64
Muslims1,57414.97
Other (including Burgher, Malay)300.003
Total10,513100

The population according to the Grama-Niladhari Division

DS Division Population
Rakwana Town 2084
Rakwana South 2854
Rakwana North 3257
Kottala 4421
Weralugahamula 1188
Masimbula 4638
Horamula 2277
Madampe-North 4409
Total 23,044

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