Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat

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The Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat (Sinhala: උඩුනුවර, Tamil: உடுநுவர) is a Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District, of Central Province, Sri Lanka.[2]

CountrySri Lanka
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
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Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat
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CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Government
  Divisional SecretaryR.T.P.Sumanasekara[1]
Area
  Total
26 sq mi (68 km2)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
121,018
  Density4,600/sq mi (1,780/km2)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
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History

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

The following settlements represent the pre-independence 'korale' and 'wasama' subdivisions still familiar 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

Medapalata Korale

Kandupalata Korale

Demographics

Religion in Udunuwara DS Division (2012)[4]
  1. Buddhist (72.0%)
  2. Hindu (2.29%)
  3. Muslim (24.5%)
  4. Roman Catholic (0.76%)
  5. Other Christian (0.41%)
  6. Other (0.01%)

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