Suduhumpola is a village in Sri Lanka. It lies 1.5 miles from Kandy on the foothills of the Hanthana Mountain Range, within Kandy District, Central Province.
Suduhumpola | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
| Divisional secretariat | Gangawata Korale Division |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
History
editSuduhumpola originates with the Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara, completed in 1777, according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's A Gazetteer of the Central Province.[1] Another tradition states it was completed in 1769 by Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy. Tradition relates that when the king visited the temple, a white cloth was laid for him to step on, hence the name "Suduhumpola" meaning "where the white cloth was laid".[2]
Demographics
edit| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 260 | [1] | |
| 1891 | 220 | [1] | |
| 1901 | 433 | [3] | |
| 1911 | 431 | [3] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. pp. 360–361. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara". Kandy Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 48. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
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