Mapalana

Mapalana
Mapalana
Coordinates: 6°03′N 80°34′E / 6.050°N 80.567°E / 6.050; 80.567
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictMatara District
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,107
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (Summer time)
Postal code
81100

Mapalana (Sinhala: මාපලාන) is a village in Matara District, Sri Lanka, 175 km (109 mi) from Colombo. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) from Kamburupitiya where the University of Ruhuna's Faculty of Agriculture is located.

The village is located at the junction of the Thihagoda-Kotapola (B415) highway and Mapalana-Boraluketiya Road.