Ella
ඇල්ල எல்ல | |
|---|---|
 Ella Railway Station | |
  Ella | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′31″N 81°2′18″E / 6.87528°N 81.03833°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva Province |
| District | Badulla District |
| Elevation | 1,041 m (3,415 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 44,763[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summertime) |
| Post Code | 90090 |
| Website | www |
Ella (Sinhala: ඇල්ල, lit. 'fall'; Tamil: எல்ல) is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 metres (3,415 ft) above sea level.[2] The area has a rich bio-diversity, dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Ella is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than surrounding lowlands, due to its elevation. The Ella Gap allows views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka.[3]
- ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas (13 October 2012). "Ella (Divisional Secretariat)". City Population. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Ella". Sri Lanka Heritages Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Cook, Elsie Kathleen (1953). Ceylon: Its Geography, Its Resources and Its People. MacMillan. p. 90.