Sevanagala

Sevanagala
Sevanagala Map of Monaragala district showing the situation of Sevanagala.
Coordinates: 6°23′12″N 80°54′33″E / 6.38667°N 80.90917°E / 6.38667; 80.90917
Country	Sri Lanka
District	Monaragala District, Sri Lanka
Area
• Land	123.98 km² (47.87 sq mi)
Population
• Total	42,894
• Density	333/km² (860/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)

Sevanagala is a rural area which is situated in western circumscription of Monaragala district. Sevanagala is a divisional secretariat and it consists of 14 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GND), which are further divided into 77 villages. Majority of Monaragala district population is represented from this region and the single majority of the ethnic group is Sinhalese while majority are Buddhists in religion. Embilipitiya is the closest city and it is situated 12 km away from here. The climatic condition of this area shows characteristics of a dry zone throughout the year though, November to December it has much cooler environment due to North East monsoon rains.

Economy

Main income generation source of the people living in Sevanagala area is agricultural farming (more than 80%) while others are depend on animal husbandry (cattle and buffalo rearing),small scale trades and house hold income generation sources. Sevanagala Sugar Factory also plays a major role in the economy of the area.

Majority of the farmers in Sevanagala solely depend on sugar cane cultivation around two decades whereas the tend is now being declined with low profitability. Paddy, banana, papaw and vegetables are more popular among the younger generation as major crops due to higher income level. Many farmers now move away from Sugarcane to other crops as the profit they can obtain from sugarcane is comparatively low. As a result, it directly effects to country's sugar production and a large amount of foreign exchange has to be spent over the imports.

Sugar cane cultivation

Sevanagala area is much popular among the nation for the sugar cane cultivation since 1986. Arable lands which are used for sugarcane cultivation in Sevanagala area is around 3860 ha whereas 45% of them have been left from the cultivation due to insufficient income. Sugarcane cultivation are carried on under irrigated and rain fed conditions mostly with conventional agronomic practices. Sevanagala sugarcane plantation-factory-distillery complex which was established in 1986 with a production capacity of 1430 TCD of sugar and 60 tonnes of molasses per day is continuing operations at 1250 TCD of sugar 60 tonnes of molasses per day.

using ridge and furrow method for planting sugar cane setts in Sevanagala sugar factory plantation

Metropolitan cities of Sri Lanka

National capitals^#	Colombo^* (Commercial) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative)

Municipal councils	Kandy^* Anuradhapura^* Galle^* Jaffna^* Ratnapura^* Badulla^* Kurunegala^* Kaduwela Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Moratuwa Negombo Kalmunai Batticaloa Matara Gampaha Matale Akkaraipattu Bandarawela Nuwara Eliya Dambulla Hambantota

Urban councils	Trincomalee^* Ambalangoda Ampara Balangoda Beruwala Boralesgamuwa Chavakachcheri Chilaw Embilipitiya Eravur Gampola Haputale Hatton-Dickoya Hikkaduwa Horana Ja-Ela Kadugannawa Kalutara Kattankudy Katunayake Seeduwa Kegalle Kesbewa Kinniya Kolonnawa Kuliyapitiya Maharagama Mannar Minuwangoda Nawalapitiya Panadura Peliyagoda Point Pedro Puttalam Seethawakapura Talawakelle-Lindula Tangalle Valvettithurai Vavuniya Wattala Wattegama Weligama

Note: ^* also a Provincial capital, ^# also a Municipal council

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