Dewalapola
Dewalapola is a small rural area in Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariate of Gampaha District,[1] Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the 245/1 Nittambuwa - Katunayake / Airport bus route between Veyangoda and Minuwangoda.
Dewalapola
දෙවලපොල தேவலபோல | |
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town | |
Dewalapola Location in Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates: 7°10′6″N 79°59′40″E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province |
District | Gampaha District |
Government | |
• Municipal Council | Minuwangoda |
• Headquarters | Grama Niladhari Division (106) |
Area | |
• Total | 15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | ~ 2,250 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (SLST) |
Postal code | 11102 |
Area code | 011 |
Website | www |
The major landuses in the area are rubber, coconut, MHG, rice and pineapples.[2] Dewalapola is the home of Sri Sudarshanarama Purana Viharaya,[3] Minu / Ananda Maha Vidyalaya (AMV), a public library, a post office[4] and an Ayurvedic Center of the Department Of Ayurveda, Ministry Of Indigenous Medicine.[5]
Etymology
The name Dewalapola is a compound formed of Dewele (of two times) and Pola (place) which means a place that used twice (a day). Accordance with the historical scripts found in Sri Lanka, for example Mahawamsa and Rajavaliya,[6] Udugampola Rajadhaniya (the Kingdom of Udugampola) was being ruled by King Sakalakala Wallabha[7] when his elder half brother, Buwanakabahu, owned the throne under the name of Dharma Parakramabahu IX(1508 AD - 1528 AD) of the Kingdom of Kotte succeeding his father King Veera Parakramabahu.[8]
King Sakalakala Wallabha with one of his Raja Shilpis, named Balasuriya Kankanama, the devoted superintendent of irrigation of the kingdom,[9] used to take rest for refreshments at Dewalapola twice a day on his way to and from the construction site of Mabodale wewa.[10]
Demographic
Population by Age
Age Group | Number |
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18>x | 974 |
18<x | 1252 |
Total | 2226 |
External links
- - Elevation of Dewalapola
- Source; The Electoral Registry -> Gampaha Electoral District / E - Minuwangoda / 17 - Dewalapola.[11]
See also
References
- "Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariat".
- "Climate of rice growing regions in Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- Ancient Preaching Hall in Dewalapola Sri Sudarshanarama (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- "Dewalapola Sub-Post Office".
- "Department Of Ayurveda Ministry Of Indigenous Medicine".
- "Rājāvaliya".
- "The Kandyan Rebellion".
- "Kotte Kingdom".
- "Administration of the Udugampola Sub- kingdom : A Historical and Archaeological Legacy".
- "One of the few irrigation tanks built by ancient kings in the Western Province of Sri Lanka".
- "Gampaha District is divided into 13 Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 1177 GN Divisions and 1810 villages". Archived from the original on 2014-02-05.