Alutgama (7°31′N 80°35′E)
Appearance
Alutgama | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 7°32′08″N 80°35′38″E / 7.5355°N 80.5938°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Central Province |
District | Matale District |
Divisional secretariat | Yatawatta Divisional Secretariat |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Alutgama is a village within Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located south from Yatawatta and north of Matale.
History
[edit]A historic vihāra is located in Alutgama. The village inhabitants were "Vellalas, Fishers, Hangarammu, Blacksmiths, [and] Tamils", as recorded in Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province. Low-country Sinhalese and Moormen were also recorded to own land.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
1881 | 217 | [2] | |
1891 | 185 | [2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Alutgama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 21. Retrieved 19 September 2023.