Alawattegama
Appearance
Alawattegama | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 7°21′31″N 80°33′02″E / 7.3587°N 80.5505°E[1] | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
District | Kandy District |
Divisional secretariat | Thumpane Divisional Secretariat |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Alawattegama is a village that is located within Kandy District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.
History
[edit]Archibald Campbell Lawrie describes the village in his 1896 gazetteer as a "Duraya" village, with inhabitants of "Panna Durayo" (grass cutters).[2]
Demographics
[edit]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
1881 | 171 | [2] | |
1891 | 135 | [2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Alawattegama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 12. Retrieved 19 August 2022.