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 ...

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

References

External links

Alawwa Divisional Secretariat

Divisional Secretariats Portal
Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka Populated places in Kurunegala District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub