155:
356:
171:
563:
22:
178:
363:
During the 1970s transportation to and from
Embilipitiya was difficult. There were two or three buses from Embilipitiya to Ratnapura and there was no guarantee that they would be running daily. However, the transportation system developed significantly. There are buses from Embilipitiya to Ratnapura
414:
The
Economic Centre and the international leaders' training center are key institutions in Embilipitiya. The recently established Embilipitya modern town hall is a major achievement in the area. Public and private institutes aim to help people engaged in the small-scale food processing sector to
381:
It is a good
English medium college. Newly established Embilipitiya Technical College brought new hopes to school leavers in the area. [Due to the rapid development of the education network in the area, Embilipitiya produced highly skilled and educated people. Thousands of doctors, engineers,
346:
In the 1970s it was a small town with two or three small boutiques. Under the
Udawalawe development project, Embilipitiya grew and currently it is one of towns in Sri Lanka with a modern infrastructure. Embilipitiya is becoming the central hub and the commercial centre of Greater Hambantota
385:
Schools within
Embilipitiya Urban council area include Embilipitiya President's College, Embilipitiya Maha Vidyalaya, Sri Bodhiraja International College, Embilipitiya Junior Secondary School, Moraketiya Maha Vidyalaya, Halmillaketiya Maha Vidyalaya, and Modrawana Maha Vidyalaya.
449:
509:
376:
Before 1970, Embilipitiya was one of the areas where there were poor education facilities. However, Embilipitiya eventually got better schools. Bodhiraja
International School is the only school in Sabaragamuwa
502:
415:
develop relevant skills and technology, and to increase their access to information which will contribute towards helping them gain control of their livelihoods and communities.
495:
947:
364:
and
Colombo every five minutes and the Embilipitiya bus station is one of the busiest in Southern and Sabaragamuwa region. With the construction of the
406:
to be promoted from village council and it is one of the three urban councils (Kegalle, Balangoda and
Embilipitiya) in Sabaragamuwa province.
424:
170:
477:
429:
202:
347:
development project. Embilipitiya is the nearest city to
Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium and Mattala International Airport.
105:
335:
249:
572:
154:
394:
Embilipitya has branches of almost all private and public banks and also the town is served by number of supermarket chains.
43:
382:
lawyers, post graduate scientists, university professors and also reputed sportsmen and sportswomen hail from
Embilipitiya.
86:
927:
39:
58:
692:
518:
65:
617:
365:
32:
547:
273:
72:
355:
622:
268:
256:
244:
54:
331:
261:
836:
762:
647:
298:
79:
368:, the expressway will be accessible through the Barawakumbuka entrance via Embilipitiya.
890:
732:
941:
727:
846:
826:
672:
662:
585:
487:
482:
402:
Embilipitiya became an urban council in 2006 and it is the only urban council in
876:
871:
861:
841:
786:
707:
700:
667:
21:
856:
831:
801:
796:
682:
642:
610:
462:
280:
217:
204:
905:
821:
771:
717:
600:
562:
522:
403:
378:
316:
237:
910:
895:
885:
866:
851:
791:
757:
722:
677:
637:
627:
306:
900:
880:
816:
811:
806:
766:
752:
652:
632:
605:
537:
781:
776:
747:
737:
712:
657:
595:
590:
580:
354:
145:
491:
15:
691:
571:
529:
315:
304:
294:
289:
279:
267:
255:
243:
233:
123:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
503:
128:
8:
330:is a town, governed by an urban council, in
134:
510:
496:
488:
120:
948:Populated places in Sabaragamuwa Province
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
118:Town in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
441:
314:
288:
232:
197:
163:
151:
425:List of railway stations in Sri Lanka
303:
293:
278:
266:
254:
242:
7:
177:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
430:List of municipalities in Sri Lanka
14:
561:
336:Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
176:
169:
153:
20:
478:1989 School Children's Incident
31:needs additional citations for
1:
463:Embilipitiya Economic Centre
930:, also a Municipal council
964:
450:"Embilipitiya · Sri Lanka"
274:Embilipitiya Urban Council
919:
558:
548:Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
198:
164:
152:
143:
135:
129:
359:Embilipitiya bus station
159:Embilipitiya Clock Tower
623:Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
483:Embilipitiya Sri Lanka
360:
358:
250:Sabaragamuwa Province
190:Location in Sri Lanka
285:58,351 (2012 census)
218:6.34389°N 80.84889°E
40:improve this article
519:Metropolitan cities
366:Southern Expressway
214: /
928:Provincial capital
802:Katunayake Seeduwa
573:Municipal councils
361:
332:Ratnapura District
262:Ratnapura District
935:
934:
553:
543:
530:National capitals
325:
324:
311:Dinesh Madhusanka
299:Municipal Council
295: • Type
223:6.34389; 80.84889
116:
115:
108:
90:
955:
566:
565:
552:(Administrative)
551:
541:
512:
505:
498:
489:
465:
460:
454:
453:
446:
269:Local Government
229:
228:
226:
225:
224:
219:
215:
212:
211:
210:
207:
180:
179:
173:
157:
138:
137:
132:
131:
121:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
963:
962:
958:
957:
956:
954:
953:
952:
938:
937:
936:
931:
915:
687:
567:
560:
556:
525:
516:
474:
469:
468:
461:
457:
448:
447:
443:
438:
421:
412:
400:
392:
374:
353:
344:
222:
220:
216:
213:
208:
205:
203:
201:
200:
194:
193:
192:
191:
188:
187:
186:
185:
181:
160:
148:
139:
133:
126:
119:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
961:
959:
951:
950:
940:
939:
933:
932:
920:
917:
916:
914:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
891:Valvettithurai
888:
883:
874:
872:Seethawakapura
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
733:Chavakachcheri
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
704:
703:
697:
695:
693:Urban councils
689:
688:
686:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
614:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
577:
575:
569:
568:
559:
557:
555:
554:
544:
533:
531:
527:
526:
517:
515:
514:
507:
500:
492:
486:
485:
480:
473:
472:External links
470:
467:
466:
455:
440:
439:
437:
434:
433:
432:
427:
420:
417:
411:
408:
399:
396:
391:
390:Infrastructure
388:
373:
370:
352:
351:Transportation
349:
343:
340:
323:
322:
319:
313:
312:
309:
302:
301:
296:
292:
291:
287:
286:
283:
277:
276:
271:
265:
264:
259:
253:
252:
247:
241:
240:
235:
231:
230:
196:
195:
189:
183:
182:
175:
174:
168:
167:
166:
165:
162:
161:
158:
150:
149:
144:
141:
140:
127:
124:
117:
114:
113:
55:"Embilipitiya"
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
960:
949:
946:
945:
943:
929:
925:
924:
918:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
728:Boralesgamuwa
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
705:
702:
699:
698:
696:
694:
690:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
615:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
576:
574:
570:
564:
550:
549:
545:
540:
539:
535:
534:
532:
528:
524:
520:
513:
508:
506:
501:
499:
494:
493:
490:
484:
481:
479:
476:
475:
471:
464:
459:
456:
451:
445:
442:
435:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
418:
416:
409:
407:
405:
398:Urban Council
397:
395:
389:
387:
383:
380:
371:
369:
367:
357:
350:
348:
341:
339:
337:
333:
329:
320:
318:
310:
308:
305: •
300:
297:
284:
282:
275:
272:
270:
263:
260:
258:
251:
248:
246:
239:
236:
227:
199:Coordinates:
172:
156:
147:
142:
136:எம்பிலிபிட்டி
122:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
922:
921:
847:Nawalapitiya
827:Kuliyapitiya
743:Embilipitiya
742:
673:Nuwara Eliya
663:Akkaraipattu
586:Anuradhapura
546:
542:(Commercial)
536:
458:
444:
413:
401:
393:
384:
375:
362:
345:
328:Embilipitiya
327:
326:
184:Embilipitiya
125:Embilipitiya
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
877:Talawakelle
862:Point Pedro
842:Minuwangoda
787:Kadugannawa
708:Ambalangoda
701:Trincomalee
668:Bandarawela
221: /
857:Peliyagoda
832:Maharagama
797:Kattankudy
683:Hambantota
643:Batticaloa
611:Kurunegala
436:References
290:Government
281:Population
209:80°50′56″E
130:ඇඹිලිපිටිය
66:newspapers
906:Wattegama
822:Kolonnawa
772:Hikkaduwa
718:Balangoda
601:Ratnapura
523:Sri Lanka
404:Sri Lanka
379:Sri Lanka
372:Education
317:Time zone
238:Sri Lanka
206:6°20′38″N
96:July 2024
942:Category
911:Weligama
896:Vavuniya
886:Tangalle
867:Puttalam
852:Panadura
792:Kalutara
758:Haputale
723:Beruwala
678:Dambulla
638:Kalmunai
628:Moratuwa
618:Kaduwela
419:See also
342:Overview
307:Chairman
257:District
245:Province
926:also a
901:Wattala
881:Lindula
817:Kinniya
812:Kesbewa
807:Kegalle
767:Dickoya
753:Gampola
653:Gampaha
633:Negombo
606:Badulla
538:Colombo
410:Economy
234:Country
80:scholar
837:Mannar
782:Ja-Ela
777:Horana
763:Hatton
748:Eravur
738:Chilaw
713:Ampara
658:Matale
648:Matara
596:Jaffna
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
923:Note:
591:Galle
581:Kandy
321:+5.30
87:JSTOR
73:books
146:Town
59:news
521:of
42:by
944::
338:.
334:,
879:-
765:-
511:e
504:t
497:v
452:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.