ancient ruins
Ruwanwelisaya
A brilliant white 2nd-century BCE stupa in Anuradhapura, over 100 m tall and ringed by a wall of stone elephants. One of the most venerated Buddhist monuments in the world.
46 km · about 55 min drive
AsiaSri LankaNorthern Province
Vavuniya
Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Asia
About Vavuniya
Vavuniya sits on the route: 35 minutes from Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, 46km from Ruwanwelisaya.
Vavuniya is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, with about 60,000 people. The nearest town is Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, about 31 km away.
Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, romanized: Vavuniyā, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by a Municipal Council. The town has been known since ancient times, but being a heavily forested area, less than 100,000Read more
people lived in the entire district before the Sri Lankan Civil War. The city is situated as a border town that divides the Tamil and Sinhalese population. To the south of the city are the Sinhalese population, and to the north are the Tamil population. The city has a large population of Tamils, Muslims, and a significant number of Sinhalese. In the early days, Vavuniya was known as Vanni due to the abundance of Vanni Trees. The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya.
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Within an hour or so of Vavuniya: Ruwanwelisaya (46 km).
Where is Vavuniya?
Vavuniya is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, about 31 km from Padaviya Divisional Secretariat.
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- Population
- 60,176
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Northern Province
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates
- 8.7514, 80.4971
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