Akuramboda
Akuramboda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale District, Central Province.
Akuramboda | |
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Village | |
  Akuramboda | |
| Coordinates: 7°38′48″N 80°36′05″E[1] | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
History
According to tradition, the first settler of the village was a bandāra from "Arakan" during the reign of an early Sinhalese king. A Buddhist vihāra in the village is said to have been built during the reign of the Sinhalese king Dutugamunu.[2]
A government school was operating at the village in 1880 with 170 boys on the roll, 166 boys in 1887, and 168 in 1893.[2]
References
- "Akuramboda". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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