Alupotawela
Appearance
Alupotawela | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 7°23′51″N 80°39′31″E / 7.3976°N 80.6586°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Central Province |
District | Matale District |
Divisional secretariat | Ukuwela Divisional Secretariat |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Alupotawela is a village in Sri Lanka. It is a hamlet of Kaduwela, in Matale District of the Central Province.
History
[edit]As of 1896, the inhabitants were "Tellas and Stone-cutters", and were masons to the King during the Kandyan period. A canal was cut was from Yatawara to Alupotawela during the reign of King Vijayapala of Matale.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
1881 | 53 | [1] | |
1891 | 85 | [1] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2022.