Agalawatta is a suburb of Matale in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north of the centre of Matale.
Agalawatta | |
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Suburb | |
Agalawatta | |
| Coordinates: 7°28′47″N 80°36′21″E[1] | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Divisional Secretariat | Matale Divisional Secretariat |
| Government | |
| • Type | Matale Municipal Council |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
The inhabitants of Agalawatta supplied iron and saltpeter to the "Aramadula" in the periods of Dutch Ceylon and British Ceylon, according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province.[2]
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 383 | [2] | |
| 1891 | 428 | [2] | |
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