Attractions

Hambantota Cricket Stadium

Cricket Stadium, with a capacity of 25,000 seats, is currently being built in this area.. Hambantota has also been chosen as one of the venues hosting cricket matches during the T 20 Cricket World Cup 2012.

Botanical gardens

Sri Lanka’s first-ever botanical gardens in the dry zone, soon to be the largest in the island, is now being developed at a 300-acre site at Mirijjawila, Hambantota. On the Suriyawewa-Hambantota Road, the Gardens is aimed at conserving the massive green patch and bio diversity in the area, according to National Botanical Gardens Department

A new Tele-cinema village

A new tele-cinema village is being constructed at Ranmihitenna. It consists an administration building, accommodation hall (with facilities for 96 individuals), a large studio, 31 sets, three showrooms for costumes, two seminar halls, two libraries, kitchens, back lots, workshops and common facilities.

Weerawila Bird Sanctuary

Salterns at Mahalewaya, Bundala and Palatupana have been traditional pans from ancient times. Out of the three Salterns in Hambantota, Mahalewaya is considered to be the leading one. Historical records show that in ancient times, when kings ruled the country, natural salt formation had taken place. During the high tide the lagoon get filled with sea water. The sea water that flows into the lagoons does not flow back into the sea and due to the high temperature and wind, salt gets formed in the lagoons.

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