Alupotawela

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Alupotawela
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Alupotawela
Coordinates: 7°23′51″N80°39′31″E / 7.3976°N 80.6586°E / 7.3976; 80.6586
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
District Matale District
Divisional secretariat Ukuwela Divisional Secretariat
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Alupotawela is a village in Sri Lanka. It is a hamlet of Kaduwela, in Matale District of the Central Province.

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History

As of 1896, the inhabitants were "Tellas and Stone-cutters", and were masons to the King during the Kandyan period. A canal was cut was from Yatawara to Alupotawela during the reign of King Vijayapala of Matale. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Ref.
1881 53 [1]
1891 85 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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