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Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa

0: Maya Oya Valley, thousands of acres of jungle cleared for coconut

the Ceylonese began to embark upon the cultiva- tion, and in the Western and North-West Provinces especially they brought many thousands of acres of jungle under cultivation, more especially along the valley of the Mahaoya between Negombo and Polgahwela, since 1866, and later in the Chilaw Puttalam district and in the Eastern Province. (John Ferguson)

Más sobre Maya Oya Valley, thousands of acres of jungle cleared for coconut

6: Peradeniya, Higher elevation, Later nineteenth century coconut plantations

Originally coconut cultivation was confined to the coast and to sea level under the impression that proximity to the sea was a sine qua non ; but this theory having been exploded, we now find it carried on round Kandy, Peradeniya, Gampola, the Dumbara valley,
Ma?tale, and up to Badulla 100 miles from, and 2,000 feet above, the sea. At higher elevations the nuts tend to become small. Though the palm will grow even at 4,000 feet elevation it does not fruit at such
high altitudes. (Ferguson)

Más sobre Peradeniya, Higher elevation, Later nineteenth century coconut plantations

7: Gampola, Higher elevation, Later Nineteenth century coconut plantations

Más sobre Gampola, Higher elevation, Later Nineteenth century coconut plantations

8: Dumbara Valley, Higher elevation, Later Nineteenth Century Coconut Plantations

Más sobre Dumbara Valley, Higher elevation, Later Nineteenth Century Coconut Plantations

9: Colombo, Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

The area under coconuts is about 900,000 acres. The chief coconut-growing districts are Colombo, Henaratgoda, Y eyangoda, Negombo, Chilaw, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Galle, Matara, Batticaloa and Jaffna. Along the western and southei'ii coast line, the trees aie chiefly used for the production of toddy to be supplied to arrack distilleries.

Más sobre Colombo, Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

10: Henaratgoda(?), Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

Más sobre Henaratgoda(?), Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

11: Veyangoda, Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

Más sobre Veyangoda, Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

12: Negombo, Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

Más sobre Negombo, Major Coconut Plantation District, Later Nineteenth Century

Sri Lanka, Export Agriculture

Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa

0: Maya Oya Valley, thousands of acres of jungle cleared for coconut

1: Early Coconut District

2: General Early Coconut Zone (only on coasts)

3: Early Coconut (failed) Plantation

4: Early (failed) coconut plantation

5: Kandy, Higher elevation, Later nineteenth century coconut plantations