Ambewela

Ambewela
அம்பேவளை
අඹේවෙල
Hills and grasslands at Ambewela.
Hills and grasslands at Ambewela.
Ambewela is located in Sri Lanka
Ambewela
Ambewela
Coordinates: 06°53′53″N 80°48′08″E / 6.89806°N 80.80222°E / 6.89806; 80.80222
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictNuwara_Eliya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Ambewela (Sinhala: අඹේවෙල, romanized: Am̆bēvela; Tamil: அம்பேவளை, romanized: Ampēvaḷai) is a village, and a hill station, located in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. The area is also sometimes called "Little New Zealand". The town is approximately 17 km (11 mi) south-east of the district capital Nuwara Eliya. Ambewela is also a service centre for the New Galway tea planting district.