Kamburupitiya

Kamburupitiya
Kamburupitiya
Coordinates: 6°05′N 80°34′E / 6.083°N 80.567°E / 6.083; 80.567
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictMatara District
Area
 • Total
2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation
14.06 m (46.1 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
2,380
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)

Kamburupitiya[1] is a town in the Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

It is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Matara at the intersection of the B356 (Kamburupitiya-Kirinda Road) and the B415 (Thihagoda-Kotapola Road).

The town is situated in a wet, hilly zone, where cinnamon, and tea with high tannin levels, are grown.[2] Traditional employment is growing rubber and working in the rice paddy fields in the low-lying lands.

See also

References

  1. ^ "KAMBURUPITIYA SOUTHERN SRI LANKA". tageo.com. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/10/18/harvesting-true-cinnamon-the-story-of-the-ceylon-spice