Alawattegama

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Alawattegama
Village
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Alawattegama
Coordinates: 7°21′31″N80°33′02″E / 7.3587°N 80.5505°E / 7.3587; 80.5505 [1]
CountrySri 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.

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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
CensusPop.Ref.
1881 171 [2]
1891 135 [2]

See also

References

  1. "Alawattegama". GEOnet Names Server . Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 12. Retrieved 19 August 2022.