Dewalakande Estate - Lower Country
- Established Date: 1918
- Divisions: Dewalakande, Accaramalay, Dehiowita & Dunedin
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Estate Total Extent:
- Extent Tea: Nil
- Extent Rubber: 529.89 Hect
- Other crops Extent (Cinnamon, Coconut, Fuel wood etc.): 4.23 Hect
- Forest Area:5.26 Hect
- Others Road/Rocks/Buildings/Garden etc.171.51 Hect
- Manager: Mr.K.W.S.F.Fernando (RGM)
- Assistant managers: Mr.T.M.N.D.B.Thennakoon (D.M.) Mr.R.P.A.A.Rajapakse (AEM)
- Estate History summary(maximum 10 sentences): This Estate was a prime sole crepe manufacturing estate
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Topography & Climate: High Grown
- Elevation: 150 mtrs
- Annual Rain Fall: 2350 mm
- Temperature: 28 o C
- Region: Avissawella
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Location:
- Provincial council: Sabaragamuwa
- District: Kegalle
- Divisional secretariat: Dehiowita & Yatiyantota
- Grama Niladari Division: Kanangama, Dehiowita & Kabulumulla
- Distance from Colombo: 56 km
- Coordinates:
- Total Population: 1,447
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Total Work force: 327 (as at 30.11.2018)
- Male: 34%
- Female: 66%
- Factory Details(Capacity, Production Type, garden marks & grades): 2,500 kilos per day , Sole Crepe & Crepe Rubber Manufacture
- Capacity: 7200 Kgs
- Production: Rubber
- Products: 22000 Kgs per month
- Certifications: 100% FSC certified estate
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- Estate Contact Details: 036-4921242, 036-2267401
- 2002 - Regional best estate worker housing corporative society Runner-up – PHDT
- 2006 - All Island best EWHCS-PHDT
- 2011 - All Island best EWHCS-PHDT
- 2014 - All Island best EWHCS-PHDT
- 2014 - Social Dialog and work place cooperative- Medium scale silver award - Labour Department.
- 2016 - Social Dialog and work place cooperative Medium scale- Gold Award.