Meemure | |
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Village | |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 400 |
Meemure is a village with a population of about 420 people living in it[1] It is located near the border between Kandy District and Matale District in the Knuckles Mountain Range. Meemure is one of the most remote villages in Sri Lanka with the only access via a 14 km (8.7 mi) trail from the town of Loolwatte.[2] There is no cellular service available in the village,[3] but a CDMA telephone service is available. There is no direct mail delivery to the village; a villager journeys each day to Thapal Junction to exchange incoming and outgoing postal mail with a postman.[3]
Lakegala mountain is in Meemure village. Residents of the village depend on several staple crops including pepper, cardamom, paddy and ginger.[1] The distance from Colombo capital to Meemure is about 175 km.
- ^ a b c "Meemure - Lifestyles". Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Policy Research & Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Meemure - One of the most remote villages in Sri Lanka". Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Policy Research & Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ a b "Meemure - Communication". Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Policy Research & Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-07-21.