Alakola-ela
Alakola-ela | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Alakola-ela | |
| Coordinates: 7°39′00″N 80°37′00″E / 7.65°N 80.616667°E[1] | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Divisional secretariat | Pallepola Divisional Secretariat |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Alakola-ela is a village located in Matale District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.
History
The village contains the ruins of a stupa (dagoba) and carved pillars. As of the writing of Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, the inhabitants of the village were winnowers.[2]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 39 | [2] | |
| 1891 | 29 | [2] | |
See also
References
- ^ "Alakola-ela". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 10. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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