Ampara
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Ampara
අම්පාර அம்பாறை | |
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 Ampara Clock Tower | |
  Ampara | |
| Coordinates:7°17′0″N81°40′0″E/ 7.28333°N 81.66667°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Ampara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Council |
| • Chairman | M. A. Chaminda Sugath (UPFA) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 43,720[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Ampara(Sinhala:අම්පාර,Tamil:அம்பாறை) is the main town ofAmpara District,governed by anUrban Council.
It is located in theEastern Province, Sri Lanka,about 360 km (224 mi) east ofColomboand approximately 60 km (37 mi) south ofBatticaloa.
History
[edit]This was a hunters' resting place during British colonial days (late 1890s and early 1900). During the development of theGal Oyascheme from 1949 by thePrime MinisterD. S. Senanayake,Ampara was transformed into a town.[2]Initially it was the residence for the construction workers ofInginiyagala Dam.Later it became the main administrative town of the Gal Oya Valley.
References
[edit]- ^"Statistical Information".Ampara District Secretriat. 18 February 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 7 September 2017.Retrieved27 October2015.
- ^Statistical Pocket Book of the Republic of Sri Lanka (Ceylon).Department of Census and Statistics. 1977. p. 137.
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