Aludeniya

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Aludeniya
Village
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
District Kandy District
Divisional secretariat Thumpane Divisional Secretariat
Time zone UTC+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.

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History

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Ref.
1881 322 [1]
1891 335 [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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