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Alupotawela

Coordinates: 7°24′N 80°40′E / 7.400°N 80.667°E / 7.400; 80.667
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Alupotawela
Village
Alupotawela is located in Sri Lanka
Alupotawela
Alupotawela
Coordinates: 7°23′51″N 80°39′31″E / 7.3976°N 80.6586°E / 7.3976; 80.6586
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictMatale District
Divisional secretariatUkuwela Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+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

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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

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Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
188153[1]
189185[1]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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7°24′N 80°40′E / 7.400°N 80.667°E / 7.400; 80.667