Alutgama, Matale district
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Alutgama | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 7°32′08″N 80°35′38″E / 7.5355°N 80.5938°E[1] | |
| Country | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka |
| 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
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
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 217 | [2] | |
| 1891 | 185 | [2] | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Alutgama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 21. Retrieved 19 September 2023.