Dewalakande Estate - Lower Country

  • Established Date: 1918
  • Divisions: Dewalakande, Accaramalay, Dehiowita & Dunedin
  • 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
  • Topography & Climate: High Grown
    • Elevation: 150 mtrs
    • Annual Rain Fall: 2350 mm
    • Temperature: 28 o C
    • Region: Avissawella
  • 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
  • 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.