Ella, Sri Lanka

Ella ඇල්ල
Ella
Coordinates: 6°52′31″N 81°2′18″E / 6.87528°N 81.03833°ECoordinates: 6°52′31″N 81°2′18″E / 6.87528°N 81.03833°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Uva Province
Population (2012)
• Total	44,763[1]
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
• Summer (DST)	Summer time (UTC+6)

Ella (Sinhalese: ඇල්ල; Lit. "water fall"; Tamil: எல்ல) is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 metres (3,415 ft) above sea level.^[2] The area has a rich bio-diversity, dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Ella is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than surrounding lowlands, due to its elevation. The Ella Gap allows views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka.^[3]

Transport

Road

Located on the Colombo-Badulla railway line, and the A16 highway (Beragala-Hali Ela) a part of the Colombo-Badulla road.

Rail

Ella railway station is the 75th station on the Main Line and is located 271.03 km (168.41 mi) from Colombo. The station has one platform and all trains running on the Main Line stop at the station. The station opened in July 1918.^[4]

Facilities

Ella Railway Station

Notable Government institutions are :

• Police Station
• Railway Station
• Main Post Office

Attractions

View from Ella across the valleys

• Dhowa temple, a 2,000-year-old rock temple, is located on the Badulla-Bandarawela Road. It contains a 12 metres (39 ft) unfinished Buddha statue carved into the surrounding rock.
• Bambaragala Peak
• Ella Rock
• Little Adam's Peak
• Ravana Ella Falls
• Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara

Demographics

Ethnicity	Population[5]	% Of Total
Sinhalese	29,822	66.62
Indian Tamils	12,084	27
Sri Lankan Tamils	802	1.8
Sri Lankan Moors	1,994	4.45
Other (including Burgher, Malay)	61	0.14
Total	44,763	100

Post and telephone

• Sri Lanka 00 94
• Area code 057
• Postal code 90090

See also

• Towns in Uva
• History of Uva Province

References

1. Brinkhoff, Thomas (13 October 2012). "Ella (Divisional Secretariat)". City Population. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
2. "Ella". Sri Lanka Heritages Foundation. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
3. Cook, Elsie Kathleen (1953). Ceylon: It's Geography, It's Resources and It's People. McMillian. p. 90.
4. Perera, G. F. (1925). The Ceylon Railway: The Story of Its Inception and Progress. Ceylon Observer. p. 284.
5. "Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka. 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

External links

• Ella Travel Guide