Agalawatta

Agalawatta
Suburb
Agalawatta is located in Sri Lanka
Agalawatta
Agalawatta
Coordinates: 7°28′47″N 80°36′21″E / 7.4798°N 80.6059°E / 7.4798; 80.6059[1]
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictMatale District
Divisional SecretariatMatale Divisional Secretariat
Government
 • TypeMatale Municipal Council
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Agalawatta is a suburb of Matale in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north of the centre of Matale.

History

The inhabitants of Agalawatta supplied iron and saltpeter to the "Aramadula" in the Dutch Ceylon and British Ceylon, according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881383[2]
1891428[2]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Agalawatta". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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