Sabaragamuwa
Coordinates: 6 ° 41 ′ N , 80 ° 24 ′ E
Sabaragamuwa Province සබරගමුව පළාත (Sabaragamuva Paḷāta) சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் (Caparakamuva Mākāṇam) |
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Capital : | Ratnapura |
Area : | 4968 km² |
Residents : | 1,919,151 (2012) |
Population density : | 390 inhabitants per km² |
Sabaragamuwa ( Sinhala : සබරගමුව පළාත) is a province of Sri Lanka . It consists of the two administrative districts Kegalle and Ratnapura . The main cities are Ratnapura and Kegalle .
Sabaragamuwa University is located in Belihuloya . It was named after the former indigenous people called Sabara, an Indian expression for hunter-gatherers. The province's tourist attractions are the Bambarakanda Waterfalls , Sri Lanka's tallest waterfalls and the 2243-meter-high Sri Pada .