Belihuloya

Belihuloya
Village
Belihuloya
Coordinates: 6°43′5″N 80°46′2″E / 6.71806°N 80.76722°E / 6.71806; 80.76722
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Sabaragamuwa Province
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (Summer time)

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 country. Belihuloya, is derived from the Belih Oya ("Oya" being the Sinhala word for river), which flows through the area.