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

Alawatugama
Village
Alawatugama is located in Sri Lanka
Alawatugama
Alawatugama
Coordinates: 7°10′12″N 80°45′59″E / 7.17°N 80.7665°E / 7.17; 80.7665[1]
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictNuwara Eliya District
Divisional secretariatHanguranketha Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

History edit

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 edit

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881184[2]
189176[2]


See also edit

References edit

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

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