Kaduruwela
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Kaduruwela
கதுருவெல කදුරුවෙල | |
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  Location in Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 7°56′N 81°0′E / 7.933°N 81.000°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Central Province |
| Administrative District | Polonnaruwa District |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (SLST) |
Kaduruwela (Tamil: கதுருவெல; Sinhala: කදුරුවෙල) is a town located in Polonnaruwa District of North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area is predominantly populated by Muslims. Kaduruwela is known for its agriculture based economy.[1]
Some historians and archaeologists believe that Vijithapura is located close to Kaduruwela, where the ruins of an ancient fortress have been found.[2][3]
Religious places
The Kaduruwela Jumma Muslim Mosque is located in Kaduruwela.[4]
Schools
Kaduruwela Muslim Central College is one of the schools located in Kaduruwela, Polonnaruwa District. Kaduruwela Muslim Central College was designated as a national school at a ceremony held in 2019 under the patronage of North Central Province Governor Sarath Ekanayake.[5][6]
In 2015, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced plans to establish a multi-ethnic, trilingual school in Kaduruwela targeting Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim students, and the construction works began with the assistance of the Government of India for a grant of Rs. 300 million.[7][8] The Memorandum of understanding was signed India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Secretary to the Ministry of Education Sunil Hettiarachchi for the construction of multi-ethnic cultural school in Kaduruwela.[9][10]