Unawatuna

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Unawatuna උණවටුන
Town
Unawatuna Beach
Unawatuna
Coordinates: 6°01′6″N 80°15′9″E / 6.01833°N 80.25250°E / 6.01833; 80.25250
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern Province
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (Summer time)
Post Code	80600

Unawatuna is a coastal town in Galle district of Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and known for its beach and corals. It is a suburb of Galle, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast to the city center and approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi) south of Colombo. Unawatuna is situated at an elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) above the sea level. Despite significant development in the last decade it is still home to the endangered and endemic purple-faced langur, an unusually shy monkey species that can only be found in Sri Lanka's forests.