Haputale ( Sinhala : හපුතලේ ; Tamil : ஹபுதலே ) is a town of Badulla District in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka , governed by an Urban Council . The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The area has a rich bio-diversity dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Haputale is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than its surroundings, due to its elevation. The Haputale pass allows views across the Southern plains of Sri Lanka. The South-West boundary of Uva basin is marked by the Haputale mountain ridges, which continue on to Horton Plains and Adam's Peak to the west. CNN in 2010 named Haputale as one of Asia's most overlooked destinations.
3-622: Haputale railway station is the 69th station on the Main Line . The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale. Source Adisham Bungalow is a nineteenth-century British period building, which was modelled on Leeds Castle in Kent, England. Sir Thomas Villiers, a distinguished British resident in Sri Lanka in the early 20th century, used it as his country house. Later it became
6-758: A Benedictine monastery. The Thangamale Bird Sanctuary is located next to the bungalow. The Lipton’s Seat is located at Dambetenna in the Haputale Mountain region. This place was a favourite look-outpoint for Sir Thomas Lipton . The point has a fabulous view over Uva, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Eastern provinces. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cfb). The constituency has been represented in Parliament by: Haputale railway station Haputale Railway Station ( Sinhala : හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය , Tamil : ஹப்புடேல் ரயில் நிலையம் )
9-477: Is the 69th station on the Main Line . The station is located between Idalgashinna and Diyatalawa railway stations in Badulla District , Uva Province . It is located 247.97 km (154.08 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station at an elevation of 1,479.57 m (4,854.2 ft) above sea level. The station has one platform with a siding and all the trains that operate on the line stop at
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