Alawwa is a town and
divisional secretariat
The districts of Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as ''divisional secretariats''. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the ''korale''s and ''rata''s. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after t ...
of the
Kurunegala District
Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Electorate Divisions, 02 Municipal Council, 19 Urban C ...
in the
North Western Province of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The town is considered part of the
Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from. The population was 63,667 at the 2012 Sri Lankan census.
Transport
Alawwa has well established road and railway links. The city is located on the
A6 (
Ambepussa
Ambepussa is a town in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. History
The Ambepussa railway station, was the terminus station for the first rail passenger service, a ten-carriage train which departed Colombo Fort railway st ...
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Trincomallee
Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...
Road). The
B8 (Alawwa - Dampelessa Road),
B9 (Alawwa - Maharagama Road),
B539 (Nelundeniya - Alawwa Road) and many other regional roads emanate from Alawwa.
Schools
* Abbowa Maha Vidyalaya
* Boyawalana Maha Vidyalaya
* Humbuluwa central college
* Kandegedara Maha Vidyalaya
* Madawala Maha Vidyalaya
* Nungamuwa Damsen Central College
* Sri Rahula central college
* Rathanalankara Maha Vidyalaya
* Walakubura Maha Viddalaya
* Wayamba President College Pambadeniya
* Wewala Maha Vidyalaya
Librarys
* Alawwa Public Library
* Boyawalana Public Library
* Maharachchimulla Public Library
Hospitals
* Alawwa Regional Hospital
* Nawathalwattha Hospital
Cinema Halls
* Cinemaal Movie Theater
* Sarasavi Cinema
See also
*
Alawwa railway station
Alawwa Railway Station is a railway station in the town of Alawwa, which is located in the Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka. The station is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Main line wh ...
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2011 Alawwa rail accident
References
External links
Alawwa Divisional SecretariatDivisional Secretariats Portal
Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Populated places in Kurunegala District
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