Udispattuwa
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Udispattuwa | |
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| Coordinates: 7°21′18″N 80°50′15″E / 7.35500°N 80.83750°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLT) |
Udispattuwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
The anti-Muslim riots between Buddhists and Muslims was held in 2018 started from the Udispattuwa area of the Kandy District.[1] The communal violences caused several damages to the properties, lives of both Sinhalese Buddhists and Muslims in the area with a state of emergency being imposed in Sri Lanka for 10 days.[2][3]