Rakwana

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Rakwana රක්වාන இறக்குவானை
Rakwana රක්වාන இறக்குவானை
Coordinates: 6°28′18″N 80°36′42″E / 6.47167°N 80.61167°E / 6.47167; 80.61167
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Sabaragamuwa Province
District	Ratnapura District
Population
• Total	12,616
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (Summer time)
Post code	70300

Rakwana is a town in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka, a notable centre of Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Additionally, Rakwana is said to have gem resources.Rakwana is locally administered by the Rakwana Urban Council. The town of Rakwana including its northern and southern part and Kottala has 10,513 in population according to the census carried out in 2010.

Located at an elevation of 464 m (1,522 ft), north of Sinharaja Mountains, on the A17 highway. It is 12 km (7.5 mi) from Rakwana-Deniyaya on the way to Galle. It also has roads leading to Embilipitiya and Kalawana. Rakwana acts as one of the gateways for the famous Sinharaja Forest reserve.