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Palkumbura

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Palkumbura
Village
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Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional secretariatHarispattuwa
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Palkumbura is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

History

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Historically, Palkumbura was located in Medasiya Pattuwa in Harispattuwa. It was part of Kurundugolle-wasam, a grouping of villages—Kurundugolla, Walgama, and Palkumbura—governed by an arachchi—the arachchis of this wasam were Muslim.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
188160[1]
189160[1]
190162[2]
191185[2]
1921107[3]
Dehianga was grouped with
Kurundugolla during the 1871 census.


See also

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Referneces

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  1. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 2. State Print. Corporation. p. 140, 578. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 44. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. ^ Report on the Census of Ceylon: 1921, Volume 2. Sri Lanka: Ceylon. Superintendent of Census. 1923. p. 68.
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