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Kurundugolla

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Kurundugolla
Village
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional secretariatHarispattuwa
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Kurundugolla is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located in Harispattuwa Divisional Secretariat.

History

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Historically, Kurundugolla was located in Medasiya Pattuwa in Harispattuwa. It was part of Kurundugolle-wasam, a grouping of villages—Kurundugolla, Walgama, and Palkumbura—governed by an arachchi—the arachchis of this wasam were Muslim. The majority of the village has historically been Muslim.[1][2]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census Pop. Ref.
1881234[1]
1891154[1]
1901198[3]
1911252[3]
1921293[4]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 1. State Print. Corporation. p. 498. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ^ Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 2. State Print. Corporation. p. 578. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 54. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ Report on the Census of Ceylon: 1921, Volume 2. Sri Lanka: Ceylon. Superintendent of Census. 1923. p. 69. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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