Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat

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Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat
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Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat
Coordinates: 7°16′57.4″N80°32′26.2″E / 7.282611°N 80.540611°E / 7.282611; 80.540611
CountrySri Lanka
Province Central Province
District Kandy District
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District, of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is divided into Gangapalata, Medapalata, and Kandupalata Korales. [1]

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History

Gangawata Korale, once a part of Yatinuwara, was later separated into an individual divisional secretariat, Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale, which contains Kandy. [2]

Settlements

Medapalata

Gangapalata

Kandupalata

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References

  1. Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 44. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 1. State Print. Corporation. p. 272. Retrieved 6 December 2024.