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Bambarakanda Falls (also known as Bambarakele Falls) is the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. With a height of 263 m (863 ft), [ 1 ] it ranks as the 461st highest waterfall in the world. [ 2 ] Situated in Kalupahana in the Badulla District , this waterfall is 5 km (3.1 mi) away from the A4 Highway .
Waterfall Image Height Location District Province Description Refs Aberdeen Falls: 98 m (322 ft) Aberdeen: Central: Asupini Ella: 30 m (98 ft) Aranayaka, Mawanella: Sabaragamuwa: Alakola Falls: 60 m (197 ft) Baker's Falls: 20 m (66 ft) Horton Plains National Park: Central: Bambarakanda Falls: 263 m (863 ft) Kalupahana: Badulla: Uva: The tallest ...
Belihuloya is a village in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. [1] It is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) south-east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 616 metres (2,021 ft) above sea level. This hillside location is a climatically transitional area, linking both the dry and wet zones and the hill and low ...
Waterfalls in Central Province, Sri Lanka (15 P) ... Pages in category "Waterfalls of Sri Lanka" ... Bambarakanda Falls;
The short lived North Eastern Province. The number of provinces remained static until September 1988 when, in accordance with the Indo-Lanka Accord, President J. R. Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Northern and Eastern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province. [12]
A map of all Sri Lankan Provinces, Districts, and Divisional Secretary's Division. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. [20] Each district is administered under a District Secretary, [21] who is appointed by the central government. [22]
In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. [17] The Ampara District was created in April 1961, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] followed by the creation of the Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 [ 20 ] through a new constitution , which also reintroduced the provinces as the main administrative units. [ 21 ]
Bambarakanda Falls, Sri Lanka. Bambarakanda Falls – 263 m (863 ft) high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka; Bomburu Ella Falls – located near Welimada; Devon Falls – located near Talawakelle; Diyaluma Falls – 220 m (720 ft) high; St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka