Suduhumpola

Suduhumpola, or Huduhumpola, is a village in Sri Lanka. It lies 1.5 miles from Kandy on the foothills of the Hanthana Mountain Range, within Kandy District, Central Province.

Suduhumpola
Village
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional secretariatGangawata Korale Division
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

History

Suduhumpola originates with the Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara, completed in 1777.[1] 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.
1881260[1]
1891220[1]
1901433[3]
1911431[3]

See also

References
  1. 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. Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 48. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

7°17′N 80°37′E


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