Official Name: | Nakulugamuwa |
Other Name: | Nakulugam puraya (නාකුලුගම් පුරය) |
Native Name: | නාකුලුගමුව |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hambantota District |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Tangalle |
Government Type: | Tangalle Urban Council |
Established Date: | antient |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Population As Of: | 2015[1] |
Population Total: | 1914 |
Timezone: | SLST |
Utc Offset: | +05:30 |
Coordinates: | 6°N 122°W [2] |
Elevation M: | 42 |
Elevation Ft: | 137.9 [3] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 82300[4] |
Nakulugamuwa (si|නාකුලුගමුව) is a village in the Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.[5] It is located on the Tangalla Road (A2 Highway).
Nakulugamuwa is a comparatively highly populated village in Tangalle.[6] Churches, Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, mosques, schools of various types and many private shops and establishments are spread throughout the area. Though it is a majority Roman Catholic and Buddhist area,[7] people of many faiths live here in peaceful coexistence. A sizable population also exists of minority Tamils and a smaller percentage of Muslims.[8] There has been no record of any violence used by one faith group or racial group against another.[9]
A railway station for Nakulugamuwa was opened on 4 September 2022.[10]