Nildandahinna

Town in Central Province, Sri Lanka

Nildandahinna නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න நில்தண்டாஹின்ன
Town
Old Town sign of Nildandahinna
Coordinates: 7°4′49″N 80°53′36″E / 7.08028°N 80.89333°E / 7.08028; 80.89333
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Nuwara Eliya^[1]
Divisional Secretariat^[3]	Walapane^[2]
Government
• Type	Divisional Secretariat
• Body	Walapane^[4]
Area
• Total	1.663 km² (0.642 sq mi)
Elevation	1,060 m (3,444 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Time)
Postal codes	22280
Area code	052
Website	www.walapane.ds.gov.lk/index.php/en/

Nildandahinna (Sinhala: නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න) is a town in Sri Lanka, located within Nuwara Eliya District. Nildandahinna Postal code is 22280. Also Sri Sumangala National College is located in Nildandahinna. Nildandahinna is administrated by Walapane Divisional Secretariat.

Geography

Area - 1.663 sq km
Elevation 1060 m (3444 ft) above sea level

Climate

Nildandahinna is located above 1,060 metres (3,480 ft) above sea level. Nildandahinna has a tropical rainforest climate.^[5] It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. It is dry for 49 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 6. The temperatures range from 24 °C to just 14 °C in Nildandahinna. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the Pidurutalagala range.

Demographics

The population is only Sinhalese.^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[citation needed]}

Administrative division

Walapane Divisional Secretariat.

Villages of Nildandahinna

Thewatta
Dabbare
Wangu hatha
Nildandahinna
Rambuke
Walaskale

References

^ http://www.nuwaraeliya.dist.gov.lk/
^ http://www.walapane.ds.gov.lk/index.php/en/
^ http://www.ds.gov.lk/
^ http://www.walapane.ds.gov.lk/index.php/en/
^ "Nildandahinna climate ☀️ Best time to visit 🌡️ Temperature". www.besttravelmonths.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.