Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat

Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat
Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat
Coordinates: 7°16′57.4″N 80°32′26.2″E / 7.282611°N 80.540611°E / 7.282611; 80.540611
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District, of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is divided into Gangapalata, Medapalata, and Kandupalata Korales.[1]

Religion in Yatinuwara DS Division (2012)[2]
  1. Buddhist (88.8%)
  2. Hindu (2.18%)
  3. Muslim (7.28%)
  4. Roman Catholic (0.97%)
  5. Other Christian (0.77%)
  6. Other (0.01%)

History

Gangawata Korale, once a part of Yatinuwara, was later separated into an individual divisional secretariat, Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale, which contains Kandy.[3]

Settlements

Medapalata

Gangapalata

Kandupalata

References

  1. ^ Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 44. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Census Map". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. ^ Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 1. State Print. Corporation. p. 272. Retrieved 6 December 2024.