Suduhumpola

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Suduhumpola
Village
Suduhumpola
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
District Kandy District
Divisional secretariat Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Suduhumpola is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It lies 1.5 miles from Kandy on the foothills of the Hanthana Mountain Range, in Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale.

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History

Suduhumpola originates with the Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara, completed in 1777, according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's A Gazetteer of the Central Province. [1] Another tradition states it was completed in 1769 by Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy. Tradition relates that when the king visited the temple, a white cloth was laid for him to step on, hence the name "Suduhumpola" meaning "where the white cloth was laid". [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Ref.
1881 260 [1]
1891 220 [1]
1901 433 [3]
1911 431 [3]

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. 360–361. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara". Kandy Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 48. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

7°17′N80°37′E / 7.283°N 80.617°E / 7.283; 80.617


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