Alawatugama Explained

Official Name:Alawatugama
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:Nuwara Eliya District
Subdivision Type3:Divisional secretariat
Subdivision Name3:Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:7.17°N 80.7665°W

Alawatugama is a village in located in Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is a hamlet of Damunumeya.

History

The inhabitants of the village were "Paduwo, Smiths, [and] Durayo", according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, referring to the caste system.[1]

The Berammane Bogaha Maluwa vihāra (monastery) located in the village is in ruins.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lawrie . Archibald Campbell . Archibald Campbell Lawrie . A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane) . 1896 . State Print. Corporation . 12 . 19 August 2022.