Alakola-anga is a village located near the town of Matale, in Matale District of Sri Lanka's Central Province.
Alakola-anga | |
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Village | |
  Alakola-anga | |
| Coordinates: 7°30′27″N 80°36′09″E / 7.5076°N 80.6025°E[1] | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
History
editThe inhabitants were "Vellalas, Blacksmiths, Welli Durayo, [and] Hangarammu, who do iron work", according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, referring to different castes.[2]
Demographics
edit| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 104 | [2] | |
| 1891 | 48 | [2] | |
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alakolaanga". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ 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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