Keppetipola

Keppetipola
Keppetipola is located in Sri Lanka
Keppetipola
Keppetipola
Coordinates: 6°52′51″N 80°52′44″E / 6.88083°N 80.87889°E / 6.88083; 80.87889
ProvinceUva Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)

Keppetipola (කැප්පෙටිපොල) is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.[1] During the British period this village had been called as Wilson-Tenna. In 1818 the British General named Wilson destroyed and abandoned this arid. Then this was called Palugama.[2] And later somewhere in 1968 this had been named as Keppetipola. This had been done in honour and to commemorate the action of Monarawila keppetipola's ( then Disawa of Uva under the British ) return of the British troops and Armour and joining and taking the leadership of the 1818 rebellion against the British.

  1. ^ "Farmers of Keppetipola". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. ^ "Palugama". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-28.