Akuramboda
Akuramboda | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 7°38′48″N 80°36′05″E / 7.6467°N 80.6014°E[1] | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
District | Matale District |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Akuramboda is a village located in Matale District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.
History
[edit]According to tradition, the first settler of the village was a bandāra from "Arakan" during the reign of an early Sinhalese king. A Buddhist vihāra in the village is said to have been built during the reign of the Sinhalese king Dutugamunu.[2]
A government school was operating at the village in 1880 with 170 boys on the roll, 166 boys in 1887, and 168 in 1893.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
1881 | 269 | [2] | |
1891 | 188 | [2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Akuramboda". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ a b c d Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 18 August 2022.