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Aludeniya

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Aludeniya
Village
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional secretariatThumpane Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Aludeniya is a village in Sri Lanka. Located in the Central Province district of Kandy, it lies west of Galagedara and south of Gunadaha.

History

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During the Kandyan period, the village was one of many village that were "degraded" by King Raja Sinha, for showing cowardice during the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. The village was inhabited by "Gattaru—Vellalas". A vihāra was built after 1815 by Kinigomuwe Unnanse.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881322[1]
1891335[1]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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