Alawatugama

Alawatugama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, and is a hamlet of Damunumeya.

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

History

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 located in the village is in ruins.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Ref.
1881184[2]
189176[2]

See also

References
  1. "Alawatugama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. 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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