Dewalapola

Dewalapola

Dewalapola

Town in Western Province, Sri Lanka

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.

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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

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As a percentage.

  under 18 (43.76%)
  Over 18 (56.24%)
  Other (0%)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariat".
  2. [2]
    "Climate of rice growing regions in Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  3. [3]
    Ancient Preaching Hall in Dewalapola Sri Sudarshanarama (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. [4]
    "Dewalapola Sub-Post Office".
  5. [5]
    "Department Of Ayurveda Ministry Of Indigenous Medicine".
  6. [6]
    "Rājāvaliya".
  7. [7]
    "The Kandyan Rebellion".
  8. [8]
    "Kotte Kingdom".
  9. [9]
    "Administration of the Udugampola Sub- kingdom : A Historical and Archaeological Legacy".
  10. [10]
    "One of the few irrigation tanks built by ancient kings in the Western Province of Sri Lanka".
  11. [11]
    "Gampaha District is divided into 13 Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 1177 GN Divisions and 1810 villages". Archived from the original on 2014-02-05.
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