Alakola-ela

Alakola-ela
Village
Alakola-ela is located in Sri Lanka
Alakola-ela
Alakola-ela
Coordinates: 7°39′00″N 80°37′00″E / 7.65°N 80.616667°E / 7.65; 80.616667[1]
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictMatale District
Divisional secretariatPallepola Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Alakola-ela is a village located in Matale District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.

History

The village contains the ruins of a stupa (dagoba) and carved pillars. As of the writing of Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, the inhabitants of the village were winnowers.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
188139[2]
189129[2]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Alakola-ela". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 10. Retrieved 19 August 2022.


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