Alawattegama

Alawattegama
Village
Alawattegama
Coordinates: 7°21′31″N 80°33′02″E[1]
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Divisional secretariat	Thumpane Divisional Secretariat
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Alawattegama is a village that is located within Kandy District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.

History

Archibald Campbell Lawrie describes the village in his 1896 gazetteer as a "Duraya" village, with inhabitants of "Panna Durayo" (grass cutters).[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Ref.
1881	171	[2]
1891	135	[2]

See also

• List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka

References

1. "Alawattegama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
2. Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 12. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

External links

• Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka