Sinharajaya- Location and Boundaries

• Location and Boundaries
At present, the Sinharaja MAB Reserve covers an area of 8,800 hectares of nature and modified forests. The Reserve lies in the south-west of the island at 60 21' - 60 26' N. and 800 21' - 800 34' E. It measure 21 kilometers in length, and if 7 kilometers in width at its widest point and 3 kilometers at its narrowest. It consists of approximately 6,091 hectares (15,054 acres) of Forest Reserves and 2,773 hectares (6,850 acres) of Proposed Reserves (Figure 3).
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Figure 3
District boundaries, Forest Reserves and Proposed Reserves in Sinharaja.
(Survey Department, Rakwana Sheet,1973)
The boundaries of the Reserve consist of several rivers and streams ; Napala dola (dola - stream) and Koskulana ganga (ganga - river) in the north ; Kalukandawa ela (ela - stream) and Pitakele ganga in the west ; and Maha dola and Gin ganga in the south. The eastern boundary however is marked by an ancient footpath which runs the village of Denuwakanda.
The Reserve spills over into 3 administrative districts, and the boundary which divides the Sabaragamuwa Province from the Southern Province runs through it (Figure 3).