Sin: පට්ටිපොල paṭṭipola – Tam: பட்டிபொல paṭṭipola

Cattle Site’  CP,  Sri Lanka

From Sin: pattiya, ‘stall or herd of cattle’; pola, ‘place, site’.

Pattipola is the site of the two highest (2,000m) and two largest (2,000 head of cattle) dairy farms (Ambewela and Pattipola/New Zealand) in Sri Lanka.

Its railway station is the highest in Sri Lanka.

For related place names see Sri Lanka Place names.

 

Pattipola Railway Station sign

Pattipola Railway Station sign            Price Zero