Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat
Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
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| • Divisional Secretary | R.T.P.Sumanasekara[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat (Sinhala: උඩුනුවර, Tamil: உடுநுவர) is a Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District, of Central Province, Sri Lanka.[2]
History
[edit]The former President of Sri Lanka, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916–2008), entered Parliament for the first time when he successfully contested the Udunuwara electorate at the 1965 general election and remained as the Udnuwara parliament member until he finished his term in parliament.
Historic regions and settlements
[edit]The following settlements represent the pre-independence 'korale' and 'wasama' subdivisions still familar in the region, as officially registered in the 1911 Census,[3] though the villages still reflect the modern layout. The wasama regions would have later been converted into grama niladhari subdivisions.
Gangapalata Korale
[edit]- Gangoda Wasama
- Mampitiya Wasama
- Handessa Wasama
- Hendeniya Wasama
- Angunuwala Wasama
- Karamada Wasama
- Kamburadeniya Wasama
- Petiyagoda Wasama
- Dehipagoda Wasama
- Weligalla Wasama
- Palkumbura Wasama
Medapalata Korale
[edit]- Wegiriya Wasama
- Talawatura Wasama
- Eladetta Wasama
- Daskara Wasama
- Bambaradeniya Wasama
- Embekke Wasama
- Watupola Wasama
- Hiddaulla Wasama
- Hiyarapitiya Wasama
- Imbuldeniya Wasama
- Rabbegamuwa Wasama
- Deliwela Wasama
- Warakagoda Wasama
- Gadaladeniya Wasama
- Mugatiyapola Wasama
Kandupalata Korale
[edit]- Ganhata Wasama
- Ambanwala Wasama
- Welamboda Wasama
- Nikahetiya Wasama
- Walagedara Wasama
- Wattapola Wasama
- Urulewatta Wasama
- Matgamuwa Wasama
Demographics
[edit]- Buddhist (72.02%)
- Hindu (2.29%)
- Muslim (24.51%)
- Roman Catholic (0.76%)
- Other Christian (0.41%)
- Other (0.01%)
References
[edit]- ^ "Divisional Secretariat - Udunuwara - Staff". www.udunuwara.ds.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Divisional Secretariat - Udunuwara - Home". www.udunuwara.ds.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 44. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Census Map". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
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