Alawatugama
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Alawatugama | |
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Village | |
  Alawatugama | |
| Coordinates: 7°10′12″N 80°45′59″E / 7.17°N 80.7665°E[1] | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Divisional secretariat | Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Alawatugama is a village in located in Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is a hamlet of Damunumeya.
The inhabitants of the village were "Paduwo, Smiths, [and] Durayo", according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, referring to the caste system.[2]
The Berammane Bogaha Maluwa vihāra (monastery) located in the village is in ruins.[2]
