Agalawatta

Suburb in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
7°28′47″N 80°36′21″E / 7.4798°N 80.6059°E / 7.4798; 80.6059[1]CountrySri LankaProvinceCentral ProvinceDistrictMatale DistrictDivisional SecretariatMatale Divisional SecretariatGovernment
 • TypeMatale Municipal CouncilTime zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Agalawatta is a suburb of Matale in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north of the centre of Matale.

History

The inhabitants of Agalawatta supplied iron and saltpeter to the "Aramadula" in the Dutch Ceylon and British Ceylon, according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881383[2]
1891428[2]


See also

External links

  • Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka

References

  1. ^ "Agalawatta". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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