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Akarahaduwa

Coordinates: 7°39′09″N 80°39′43″E / 7.6526°N 80.662°E / 7.6526; 80.662
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Akarahaduwa
Village
Akarahaduwa is located in Sri Lanka
Akarahaduwa
Akarahaduwa
Coordinates: 7°39′09″N 80°39′43″E / 7.6526°N 80.662°E / 7.6526; 80.662[1]
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictMatale District
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Akarahaduwa is a village in Sri Lanka within Matale District, Central Province. It is bounded on the west, north, and east by the Amban River, a tributary of the Mahaweli River.

History

According to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, the inhabitants of the village smelted and delivered iron. A considerable number of the villagers were Moors who supported their lebbe and their mosque.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
188191[2]
189184[2]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Akarahaduwa". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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