Morawaka (Sinhala: මොරවක) is a small town in the Matara District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, a centre of Ceylon tea plantations and rice paddies. Additionally, Morawaka is said to have gem resources.

Morawaka මොරවක
Morawaka
Coordinates: 6.260217°N 80.492148°E / 6.260217; 80.492148
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern Province
District	Matara
Divisional Secretariat	Pitabeddara
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (Summer time)
Post Code	8140

Located at an elevation of 85 m (279 ft), at the intersection of the A17 (Akuressa – Deniyaya) highway and the B363 road. It is approximately 65 km (40 mi) northeast of Galle and 144 km (89 mi) from Colombo.

Education

• Morawaka Keerthi Abeywickrama National School
• Morawaka Kanishta Vidyalaya
• Rambukana prathamika Vidyalaya
• Alapaladeniya Primary School

See also

• List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

External links

• Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka

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