Naranpanawa Explained

Official Name:Naranpanawa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Naranpanawa, Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Name1:Central Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kandy
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.128
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:778
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:7.35°N 124°W
Elevation M:550

Naranpanawa is a village in the Kundasale Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District in Central Province, Sri Lanka.[1] Naranpanawa East and Naranpanawa West are the names of Grama Niladhari divisions.[2]

History

In the Ceylon census of 1911, Naranpanawa is listed along with the villages of Naranpanawa Dembatagolla, Naranpanawa Egodagammedda, Naranpanawa Kandegammedda, Naranpanawa Disanekgammedda and Naranpanawa Karagasteima as being under the jurisdiction of one village headman. For administration, all were in the Pallispattu West sub-division of Pata Dumbara in Kandy District.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 August 2005 . Kandy District Administrative Map . 19 November 2023 . www.ecoi.net . UN Humanitarian Information Centre . PDF.
  2. Web site: MAP 2127 A: GN DIVISIONS OF KUNDASALE DS DIVISION, KANDY DISTRICT . 19 November 2023 . statistics.gov.lk . Cartography Division of Department of Census & Statistics . PDF.
  3. Book: Denham, E.B. . The Census of Ceylon, 1911 . 1912 . Ceylon. Dept. of Census and Statistics . Colombo . 1, 60–61.