Pride of Ampara

Ampara District stands as one of Sri Lanka’s most strategically important and culturally diverse regions, a land where agriculture, coastline, history, and multi-ethnic heritage converge to shape a unique national story. Located in the Eastern Province, Ampara is both a vital food basket and a gateway to some of the island’s most unspoiled natural and cultural treasures. Created as an administrative district in 1961, Ampara plays a critical role in Sri Lanka’s national economy, particularly in paddy cultivation, irrigation-based agriculture, and fisheries. Fed by the historic Gal Oya development scheme, the district contains some of the largest irrigated agricultural lands in the country and consistently ranks among the top rice-producing regions of Sri Lanka. A Land of Diversity and...