Official Name: | Alawattegama |
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: | Kandy District |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional secretariat |
Subdivision Name3: | Thumpane Divisional Secretariat |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Coordinates: | 7.3587°N 80.5505°W |
Alawattegama is a village that is located within Kandy District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.
Archibald Campbell Lawrie describes the village in his 1896 gazetteer as a "Duraya" village, with inhabitants of "Panna Durayo" (grass cutters).[1]