Kuliyapitiya is a major town in Kurunegala District

Kurunegala District

Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 4,771 km²....

, 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...

 and is 82 km away from Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

. Kuliyapitiya is home to the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka is the thirteenth national university in Sri Lanka. It was established in January 1999. The main purpose of the university is offering totally English-medium degree, diploma and certificate courses in areas such as Agriculture, Engineering, Management for students...

. The Kuliyapitiya area is divided into two divisional secretariats

Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka

The districts of the Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the korales and ratas. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after the 'Divisional Revenue Officer'. Later the D.R.O.s became...

, Kuliyapitiya East and Kuliyapitiya West. Coconut and Paddy cultivation consists of the main economic activities in this area. The town centre includes commerce and retail enterprises.

Transport

The Kuliyapitiya bus station provides access to buses which arrive from and depart to other locations in Sri Lanka.Such as Kuliyapitiya to Colombo, Kuliyapitiya to Jaffna, Kuliayapitiya To Gampola, Kulyapitiya To Anuradhapura, Kuliyapitiya to Nuwaragala, Kuliyapitiya to Kalpitiya, Panduwasnuwara to Colombo via Kuliyapitiya, Kuliyapitiya to Putlam via Nikaweratiya.

Climate

The climate in Kuliyapitiya is fairly temperate and tropical all throughout the year. However during the month of April the temperature can rise up to about 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). The only major change in the Kuliyapitiya weather occurs during the monsoons from May to August and October to January, this is the time of year where heavy rains can be expected. In general, temperatures experience during late November to mid February period are lower than the rest of the year.

Education

Education is delivered free of charge to all students of national schools, according to the government policy. These schools operate under the Provincial Council. There are also privately owned schools. And the university of Wayamba is in Kuliyapitiya.
Wayamba University is the thirteenth national university in Sri Lanka. It was established in January 1999. The main purpose of the university is to offer a totally English medium Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses (both internal and external)on various areas such as agriculture, engineering and Management for students as well as professionals already engaged in various employments. The courses being offered are highly up-to-date and job-oriented.

Schools in the area

• Central College Kuliyapitiya
• Saranath Vidyalaya
• Assadduma Subarathi Vidyalaya
• Vishaka Vidyala
• St Joseph Boys College
• Holy Family Convent
• Dharmaraja Maha Vidyalaya,Kanadulla
• Kekunagolla National School
• Madeena National School ,Siyambalagaskotuwa
• Kuliyapitiya Muslim Vidyalaya

Demographic

Kuliyapitiya is a multi-religious and multi-cultural town. The major ethnic communities in Kuliyapitiya are Sinhalese and Muslims, the majority being Sinhalese. There are also various other minorities such as Dutch descendants

Burgher people

The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries and local women, with some minorities of Swedish, Norwegian, French and Irish.Today the mother tongue of the Burghers...

, Arab descendants

Sri Lankan Moors

The Sri Lankan Moors are the third largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka comprising 8% of the country's total population . They are predominantly followers of Islam. The Moors trace their ancestry to Arab traders who settled in Sri Lanka some time between the 8th and 15th centuries...

 and others. Religions include Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

, Hinduism

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

, Islam

Islam

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, Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

and various other religions and beliefs to a lesser extent.

Heritage

The main heritage sites and around Kuliyapitiya are ancient Kebelawa(Buddhist) temple and dewala, Panduwanuwara temple and ancient city, Angomuwa ancient Buddhist temple. The Kebelawa temple is located in one end of the Kuliyapitiya town,Paduwasnuwara ancient city is located by Chilaw-Kuliyapitiya road close to Hettipola town. And also Dandagomuwa Ancient Temle is located near to the Kuliyapitiya Town.