Wariyapola
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Location of Wariyapola within Sri Lanka [1] | |
Coordinates: 7°38′00″N 80°14′00″E / 7.6333°N 80.2333°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | North Western Province |
District | Kurunegala District |
Government | |
• Type | Pradesiya Sabha |
• President | Thilakarathna Bandara |
Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Postal code | 60400 [1] |
Wariyapola (වාරියපොල) is a town in the Kurunegala District, North Western province, Sri Lanka. Wariyapola is 94 metres (308 ft) above the sea level. Wariyapola is mostly known by sri Lankans because of the Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Tero, who take down the Union Jack and re-hoisting the Sinhalese lion flag, before the convention that handed over control of the island to the British in 1815.
Wariyapola in Sinhalese means “place for plane landing”, and is believed to be one of the landing sites of Ravana’s chariot or vimana, Dandu Monara Yanthraya.