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Ambalangoda is a coastal town located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, famous for its ancient demon masks and devil dancers.
Ambalangoda town is distinct from Ambalangoda Urban Council. The borders of Ambalangoda town are different from those of the Ambalangoda Urban Council which governs a much larger area containing 9 villages and 8 Grama Niladhari Division.
Situated approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of Colombo, it sits on an elevation of 13 metres (43 ft) above the sea level.
Ambalangoda is a Sinhala Buddhist strong hold in Sri Lanka.Religious composition in Ambalangoda DS Division according to 2012 census data is Buddhists 56,563-99.30%,Other Christians 162-0.28%,Hindus 128-0.22%,Roman Catholics 88-0.15%,Islam 17-0.03%,Others 3-0.01%.
Ambalangoda is served by Sri Lanka Railways' Coastal Line. Ambalangoda Railway Station, built in 1894, is a major station on the line, and is connected to the major cities Colombo and Galle by rail. It is served by the A2 highway, which runs through the town. Kurundugahahetekma entrance of the E01 expressway is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Ambalangoda and it takes about 45 minutes to travel via the Southern Expressway from Ambalangoda to Kottawa, a suburb of Colombo. Ambalangoda has a main bus station near the railway station.
Some of the schools situated in Ambalangoda are listed below:
Owing to the abundance of cinnamon in its hinterlands, Ambalangoda was the site of a Dutch East India Company outpost in the 18th century. Consisting of a resthouse (now demolished) and a court building on a small bluff overlooking the beach, it served as the residence for the local Dutch magistrate and dignitaries traveling to Galle and Colombo. British Military Governor Frederick North is reported to have spent a night at the rest house during his tour around Ceylon in 1803. Simon Casie Chitty, in his Ceylon Gazetteer in 1833, gives the following account.
Amblangodde, a considerable village, rest house, and post station, about 15 miles south of Bentotte, and 19 north of Galle. It has a great number of houses covered with tiles, and is larger than most of the villages in this part of the country, and was once the station of a magistrate.
Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a coastal town located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, famous for its ancient demon masks and devil dancers.
Ambalangoda town is distinct from Ambalangoda Urban Council. The borders of Ambalangoda town are different from those of the Ambalangoda Urban Council which governs a much larger area containing 9 villages and 8 Grama Niladhari Division.
Situated approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of Colombo, it sits on an elevation of 13 metres (43 ft) above the sea level.
Ambalangoda is a Sinhala Buddhist strong hold in Sri Lanka.Religious composition in Ambalangoda DS Division according to 2012 census data is Buddhists 56,563-99.30%,Other Christians 162-0.28%,Hindus 128-0.22%,Roman Catholics 88-0.15%,Islam 17-0.03%,Others 3-0.01%.
Ambalangoda is served by Sri Lanka Railways' Coastal Line. Ambalangoda Railway Station, built in 1894, is a major station on the line, and is connected to the major cities Colombo and Galle by rail. It is served by the A2 highway, which runs through the town. Kurundugahahetekma entrance of the E01 expressway is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Ambalangoda and it takes about 45 minutes to travel via the Southern Expressway from Ambalangoda to Kottawa, a suburb of Colombo. Ambalangoda has a main bus station near the railway station.
Some of the schools situated in Ambalangoda are listed below:
Owing to the abundance of cinnamon in its hinterlands, Ambalangoda was the site of a Dutch East India Company outpost in the 18th century. Consisting of a resthouse (now demolished) and a court building on a small bluff overlooking the beach, it served as the residence for the local Dutch magistrate and dignitaries traveling to Galle and Colombo. British Military Governor Frederick North is reported to have spent a night at the rest house during his tour around Ceylon in 1803. Simon Casie Chitty, in his Ceylon Gazetteer in 1833, gives the following account.
Amblangodde, a considerable village, rest house, and post station, about 15 miles south of Bentotte, and 19 north of Galle. It has a great number of houses covered with tiles, and is larger than most of the villages in this part of the country, and was once the station of a magistrate.
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