Passara

Town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka

Passara පස්සර
Town
6°56′08.9″N 81°09′28.6″E / 6.935806°N 81.157944°E / 6.935806; 81.157944
Country	Sri Lanka
District	Badulla District
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (SLST)
Postal code	90500^[1]

Passara (Sinhala: පස්සර) is a town in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. The town is located on Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady main road, approximately 18 km (11 mi) away from Badulla City.

Education

The government owned schools in Passara area are listed below.^[2]

Passara Tamil Maha Vidyalaya
Passara Central College.
Passara Gamunu Maha Vidyalaya.
Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya.
Meeriyabedda Vidyalaya.
Sapuroda Vidyalaya.
Paramahankada Maha Vidyalaya.
Thennuge Vidyalaya.
Madugasthalawa Vidyalaya.
Gonakele Tamil Maha Vidyalaya.
Passara Muslim Maha Vidyalaya.
Dameriya No.1 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Dameriya No.2 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Dameriya No.3 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Elteb No.1 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Elteb No.2 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Elteb No.3 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Thennuge Tamil Vidyalaya.
Galbokka Tamil Vidyalaya.
Mahadowa Tamil Vidyalaya.
Passara No. 2 Tamil Vidyalaya.
Passara No.4 Tamil Vidyalaya.

Tourist attractions

Passara Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient temple, believed to be built during the reign of King Sri Vikrama Rajasingha and located in the Pallegama area.^[3]
Ardun Falls is a waterfall located near to Passara Madolsima road.^[4]
Geradi Ella Falls is a waterfall located on Medawelagama road about 13 km (8.1 mi) from Passara town.^[4]
Bambaragala Pathana
Namunukula Mountain Range
Kovilkada mountain
Lunugala mountain

References

^ "Passara". sri-lankan.net. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ "Schools". Passara divisional secretariat. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ "History of the Passara Pradeshiya Sabha Domain". Passara Divisional Secretariat. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Places worth visiting located in Passara Pradeshiya Sabha Domain". Passara Divisional Secretariat. Retrieved 3 February 2017.