| Official Name: | Dewalapola |
| Native Name: | දෙවලපොල தேவலபோல |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gampaha District |
| Leader Title: | Municipal Council |
| Leader Name: | Minuwangoda |
| Leader Title1: | Headquarters |
| Leader Name1: | Grama Niladhari Division (106) |
| Language: | Sinhala, English |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.00 |
| Population Total: | ~ 2,250 |
| Population Density Km2: | 150 |
| Timezone: | SLST |
| Utc Offset: | +05:30 |
| Coordinates: | 7.1683°N 79.9944°W |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Postal Code: | 11102 |
| Area Code: | 011 |
Dewalapola is a small rural area in Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariate of Gampaha District,[1] Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the 245/1 Nittambuwa - Katunayake / Airport bus route between Veyangoda and Minuwangoda.
The major landuses in the area are rubber, coconut, MHG, rice and pineapples.[2] Dewalapola is the home of Sri Sudarshanarama Purana Viharaya,[3] Minu / Ananda Maha Vidyalaya (AMV), a public library, a post office[4] and an Ayurvedic Center of the Department Of Ayurveda, Ministry Of Indigenous Medicine.[5]
The name Dewalapola is a compound formed of Dewele (of two times) and Pola (place) which means a place that used twice (a day). Accordance with the historical scripts found in Sri Lanka, for example Mahawamsa and Rajavaliya,[6] Udugampola Rajadhaniya (the Kingdom of Udugampola) was being ruled by King Sakalakala Wallabha[7] when his elder half brother, Buwanakabahu, owned the throne under the name of Dharma Parakramabahu IX(1508 AD - 1528 AD) of the Kingdom of Kotte succeeding his father King Veera Parakramabahu.[8]
King Sakalakala Wallabha with one of his Raja Shilpis, named Balasuriya Kankanama, the devoted superintendent of irrigation of the kingdom,[9] used to take rest for refreshments at Dewalapola twice a day on his way to and from the construction site of Mabodale wewa.[10]
| Age Group | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| 18>x | 974 | |
18| 1252 | | |
| Total | 2226 |