Sinharaja rain forest

Sinharaja rain forest

Sinharaja forest reserve is one of the least distribute and Biologically unique lowland rain forest in Sri lanka.The forest covers an extent about 11187 hectares from east to west.The length of the forest is about 21 Km and width from North to South is about 3.7 km.It was declared  a National wildness area in 1988 and lately a world heritage site in 1989. It is situated in the southwest lowland wet zone of the country in the districts in Rathnapura. The rainfall is well distributed during two monsoons, May to July and October to December.