Keppetipola

Keppetipola is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.^[1] During the British period this village had been called as Wilson-Tenna. In 1818 the British General named Wilson destroyed and abandoned this arid. Then this was called Palugama.^[2] And later somewhere in 1968 this had been named as Keppetipola. This had been done in honour and to commemorate the action of Monarawila keppetipola's ( then Disawa of Uva under the British ) return of the British troops and Armour and joining and taking the leadership of the 1818 rebellion against the British.

Government institutions

• Uva Office of the Keppetipola Co-operative Society^[3]
• Keppetipola Economic Center^[4][5][6]
• CTB Bus Depot
• CTB Workshop^[7]
• State Timber Corporation - Timber Depot
• Irrigation Department - Engineering office

Places of interest

• Ancient Dagoba at Sri Somananda Pirivena.
• Ancient fortress.^[8]

See also

• Towns in Uva
• History of Uva Province
• Monarawila Keppetipola Disawe

References

External links

• Keppetipola Disawa
• Keppetipola Nil Beans