About Sinharaja Forest

   Sinharaja Rain forest extend 11300ha, and it is the largest Rain forest in Sri Lanka. Sinharaja extends from western and south - western sector of the country, and extends to the south western slope of the central massif. Soil is very different in various places in Sinharaja forest. Soil is no very strong because it is being continuously wetted with rain. If soil is wet there are minimum of soil erosion at Sinharaja forest because soil is covered with the dry leaves then the water blobs doesn’t drop on it.

About Sinharaja

Sinharaja involves 3 districts. They are Galle, Matara and Rathnapura. Boundaries of Sinharaja rain forest is as follows.

1. Southwest -  Low and wet zone, Sabaragamuwa and southern province
2. North - Nspolagamuwa, Koskulana Ganga
3. South - South West - Gin Ganga
4. West - Kalukanduwawa Ganga
5. East - Barley Tea Estate

Location
  6º 21ºº N -  6º 26ºº N
  80º 21ºº N -  80º 34ºº N

Sinharaja Access routes
Access is maintained official from three provinces as Southern province, Western province and Sabaragamuwa province.

 1. Southern access route is maintained via Deniyaya.

 2. From Sabaragamuwa province, via Rathnapura, Kalawana and Kiriella regions.

 3. Also from Udawalawe and Hambantota. This route directs to Rakwana.

Sinharaja Geography and Topography

   Sinharaja forest extends up to the Southern central massif. It covers the mountain peaks up to 1200 meters above MSL. Rakwana 432m above MSL. Rathnapura 301m above MSL. Deniyaya 653m above MSL. Pinipitigala 1171m above MSL.

   So, generally we can say that Sinharaja extends from about 200 - 1000 meters above mean Sea Level.

Contacting Persons

If you like to way to Sinharaja forest at Kalawana, Kudawa enterence. You can get more details from following person.

Sathiska : 0777989680

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