Unawatuna

Unawatuna
උණවටුන
Unawatuna Beach
Unawatuna Beach
Unawatuna is located in Sri Lanka
Unawatuna
Unawatuna
Coordinates: 6°01′6″N 80°15′9″E / 6.01833°N 80.25250°E / 6.01833; 80.25250
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)
Post Code
80600

Unawatuna is a coastal town in Galle district of Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and known for its beach and corals. It is a suburb of Galle, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast to the city center and approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi) south of Colombo. Unawatuna is situated at an elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) above the sea level. Despite significant development in the last decade it is still home to the endangered and endemic purple-faced langur, an unusually shy monkey species that can only be found in Sri Lanka's forests.