Alawatugama

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Alawatugama
Village
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Alawatugama
Coordinates: 7°10′12″N80°45′59″E / 7.17°N 80.7665°E / 7.17; 80.7665 [1]
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
District Nuwara Eliya District
Divisional secretariat Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Alawatugama is a village in located in Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is a hamlet of Damunumeya.

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History

The inhabitants of the village were "Paduwo, Smiths, [and] Durayo", according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, referring to the caste system. [2]

The Berammane Bogaha Maluwa vihāra (monastery) located in the village is in ruins. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Ref.
1881 184 [2]
1891 76 [2]

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References

  1. "Alawatugama". GEOnet Names Server . Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 12. Retrieved 19 August 2022.