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Alutgama (Yatawatta Divisional Secretariat, Matale District)

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Village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Alutgama
Village
Alutgama is located in Sri LankaAlutgamaAlutgama
Coordinates: 7°32′08″N 80°35′38″E / 7.5355°N 80.5938°E / 7.5355; 80.5938
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictMatale District
Divisional secretariatYatawatta Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Alutgama is a village in 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, Tamils", as recorded in Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province. Low-country Sinhalese and Moormen were also recorded to own land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881217
1891185


See also

References

  1. "Alutgama". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. ^ Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 21. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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