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
town
Dewalapola
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°10′6″N 79°59′40″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictGampaha District
Government
 • Municipal CouncilMinuwangoda
 • HeadquartersGrama Niladhari Division (106)
Area
 • Total15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 • Total~ 2,250
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (SLST)
Postal code
11102
Area code(s)011
Websitewww.minuwangoda.ds.gov.lk

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
18>x 974
18<x 1252
Total 2226

As a percentage.

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

See also

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