Akuramboda Explained

Official Name:Akuramboda
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Name1:Central Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Matale District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:7.6467°N 80.6014°W

Akuramboda is a village located in Matale District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.

History

According to tradition, the first settler of the village was a bandāra from "Arakan" during the reign of an early Sinhalese king. A Buddhist vihāra in the village is said to have been built during the reign of the Sinhalese king Dutugamunu.[1]

A government school was operating at the village in 1880 with 170 boys on the roll, 166 boys in 1887, and 168 in 1893.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lawrie . Archibald Campbell . A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane) . 1896 . State Print. Corporation . 5–6 . 18 August 2022.