Alawattegama

Alawattegama
Village
Alawattegama is located in Sri Lanka
Alawattegama
Alawattegama
Coordinates: 7°21′31″N 80°33′02″E / 7.3587°N 80.5505°E / 7.3587; 80.5505[1]
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional secretariatThumpane Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Alawattegama is a village that is located within Kandy District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.

History

Archibald Campbell Lawrie describes the village in his 1896 gazetteer as a "Duraya" village, with inhabitants of "Panna Durayo" (grass cutters).[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881171[2]
1891135[2]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Alawattegama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. ^ 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.


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