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Karandeniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Karandeniya in Galle District, Southern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Karandeniya electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
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  • 2. Madu River Balapitiya
    The Madu Ganga is a minor watercourse which originates near Uragasmanhandiya in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, before widening into the Madu Ganga Lake at Balapitiya. The river then flows for a further a 4.4 km before draining into the Indian Ocean. The Buddhist Amarapura Nikaya sect had its first upasampada on a fleet of boats anchored upon it in 1803. The Buddhist Kothduwa temple is situated on an isolated island in the lake. Together with the smaller Randombe Lake, to which it is connected by two narrow channels, it forms the Madu Ganga wetland. Its estuary and the many mangrove islets on it constitute a complex coastal wetland ecosystem. In has high ecological, biological and aesthetic significance, being home to approximately 303 species of plants belonging to 95 families and to 248...
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  • 3. Dondra Head Lighthouse Dondra
    Dondra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head, Dondra, the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is Sri Lanka's tallest lighthouse, and also one of the tallest in South East Asia. Dondra Head lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The lighthouse is near the village of Dondra, and is approximately 6 km southeast of Matara. The name Dondra is a synonym for Devi-Nuwara in the local Sinhala language, Devi meaning Gods and Nuwara meaning City. Dondra is therefore derived to mean City of the Gods.
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  • 5. Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project Kosgoda
    Kosgoda is a small coastal town located in Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The area of Kosgoda is home to a population of nearly 3,000 people. It is approximately 72 kilometres south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1 metre above the sea level. The area is becoming one of the most vibrant tourist areas in Galle District in Sri Lanka due to the locations beautiful beaches, Kosgoda Lagoon and the it's Turtles and Turtle hatcheries.
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  • 7. Ahungalla Beach Ahungalla
    Ahungalla is a small coastal town, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 76.6 kilometres south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 12 metres above the sea level.
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