Beliatta
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Beliatta is a town located in Hambantota
Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in the south of Sri Lanka. It is the capital of the Hambantota District...

 District, southern province Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 near but inland from the coast about 7 km away.


it is the home town of the current president of the Sri Lanka Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,...

 in Hambantota District
Hambantota District
Hambantota District is located on the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka, in the Southern Province. It has an area of 2,593 km² and a very dry climate. The district capital is Hambantota town; the administrative headquarters are located there as well as the center of salt production...

. the prominent nearest town is Tangalle
Tangalle
Tangalle is a town on the southern coast of Sri Lanka located in the Hambantota District. It has a mild climate, in comparison to the rest of the district, and sandy beaches....

 (7 km). Nearest other towns are Ambalantota
Ambalantota
Ambalantota is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka. It's located inSouthern Province in Hambantota District between Matara and Hambantota.The Walave River meets sea at near place to Ambalantota....

 (37 km), Walasmulla (14 km) and Matara
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...

 (33 km).

Sinhalese community (>99%) are almost of population while others are Tamils. Buddhist is the main religion.

This area is famous for the production of coconuts, paddy, pepper and cinnamon.

Beliatta Central College & Dammapala Girl's School are the main two schools in city while Pagngnananda as primary school. Beliatta Central College is located about 0.5 km away from town in Walasmulla road. It was a famous Central College few decades ago which has been converted to boys school in 1994. Dammapala Girl's School is 1.5 km away from city centre in Tangalle road at Puwakdandawa. at the beginning it was a mixed school which is changed to Girl's school same year.

Beliatta Technical college is one of biggest Technical College which opened beginning of Technical College concept that located 0.5 km from the city in Tangalle
Tangalle
Tangalle is a town on the southern coast of Sri Lanka located in the Hambantota District. It has a mild climate, in comparison to the rest of the district, and sandy beaches....

road. There are wide ranges of courses, with a large number of students training and passing out every year.

Banks

People's Bank & Bank of Ceylon are main Government commercial banks available in the town. Seylan Bank is the first private commercial bank established and then Sampath Bank Plc opens their 180th branch at Dickwella road. Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc also open a branch at the town recently.
National Saving Bank (NSB), Cooperative Rural Bank, Regional Development Bank are other licensed banks available at Beliatta.

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