Hatton is one of the busiest cities in the hill country of Sri Lanka and is colloquially known as the tea capital of the country, as it is the central point for most upcountry tea growing regions, such as Maskeliya, Talawakelle, Bogawantalawa and Dickoya.[3][4]
Hatton is located approximately 112 km (70 mi) southeast of Colombo and 72 km (45 mi) south of Kandy, at an elevation of 1,271 m (4,170 ft) above sea level.
Hatton was founded during the British colonial times in order to serve the coffee plantations and latter tea estates. The name of the town refers to the village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A number of the surrounding tea estates are also named after Scottish villages.
Hatton serves as a gateway to Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve, but is better known for its Ceylon tea plantations. Over 48% of the town's population employed on tea estates.[5]
60 feet bridge, a 18.3 m (60 ft) long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala)
Sri Muthu Mariyamman Kovil, a Hindu temple
Subramaniam Kovil, Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan
Education
Highlands Central College
Highlevel International School
Life-spring English Academy
Oxbridge International College
St. Gabriel's Convent
St. John Bosco's College
Shannon Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
Sri Pada Central College
Univenture international
Webster International School
Economy
Hatton is the largest town in the Nuwara Eliya District. A number of major corporations have branch offices in Hatton, servicing industries including textiles, tea, furniture and information technology.[citation needed] The Hatton National Bank,[6] the largest privately owned commercial bank in the country, and Brown and Company, a leading engineering firm, were both founded in Hatton.[7]
^Bass, Daniel (2013). Everyday Ethnicity in Sri Lanka: Up-country Tamil Identity Politics. Routledge. p. 13. ISBN9780415526241.
^"Our History". Hatton National Bank. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
^Randhawa, Bikki K.; Sacay, Orlando J.; Gallardo, Joselito S. (Ed) (1997). A Commercial Bank's Microfinance Program: The Case of Hatton National Bank in Sri Lanka, Parts 63-369. World Bank Publications. p. 7. ISBN9780821340028.
