Kaduwela was originally Kadudevola, a compound of Kadu (sword) and Devola (shrine). It was the location of a shrine of the goddess Pattini, linked to a golden sword used in the 'water cutting' ritual. The shrine is called the Purana Rankadu Pattini Maha Devale (ancient great shrine of the golden-sword Pattini).
In another possibility Kaduwela simply means the jungle paddy field. Kadu means jungle (Sorata Thera's Sinhala–Sinhala dictionary) and wela means paddy field. There is also another Kaduwela in the Ukuwela division of Matale district
According to Robert Percival of the 19th Regiment of Foot, during the Revolt of 1797 against the Dutch, the Sinhalese threw up earthworks and established a fort here.
After the British defeat in the 1st Kandyan War, Kaduwela was occupied by a small force of British sepoys and lascoreens. They were later reinforced by a mixed force of European troops and sepoys under Captain Charles Wilkinson Mercer of the 51st Regiment, prior to the Battle of Hanwella.
Kaduwela Municipality area is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012 the demographics by ethnicity and religion is as follows:.
Religious & Ethnic Identification in Kaduwela Municipality area [1][2]
kaduwela, western, province, kaduwela, sinhala, කඩ, tamil, கட, suburb, colombo, colombo, district, western, province, lanka, located, about, from, colombo, city, centre, colombo, avissawella, road, level, road, about, from, kollupitiya, kandy, road, from, ethu. Kaduwela Sinhala කඩ ව ල Tamil கட வ ல is a suburb of Colombo in the Colombo District Western Province Sri Lanka It is located about 16 km 9 9 mi from Colombo city centre on the Colombo Avissawella Old Road Low Level Road and about 18 km 11 mi from Kollupitiya on the New Kandy Road from Ethulkotte to Kandy Kaduwela කඩ ව ල கட வ ல SuburbKaduwelaCoordinates 6 56 8 N 79 59 2 E 6 93556 N 79 98389 E 6 93556 79 98389CountrySri LankaProvinceWestern ProvinceDistrictColombo DistrictArea Total87 7 km2 33 9 sq mi Population 2009 Total244 679Time zoneUTC 5 30 Sri Lanka Standard Time Postal code10640Websitewww kaduwela mc gov lk Contents 1 Etymology 2 Kaduwela Municipal Council 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEtymology EditKaduwela was originally Kadudevola a compound of Kadu sword and Devola shrine It was the location of a shrine of the goddess Pattini linked to a golden sword used in the water cutting ritual The shrine is called the Purana Rankadu Pattini Maha Devale ancient great shrine of the golden sword Pattini In another possibility Kaduwela simply means the jungle paddy field Kadu means jungle Sorata Thera s Sinhala Sinhala dictionary and wela means paddy field There is also another Kaduwela in the Ukuwela division of Matale districtAccording to Robert Percival of the 19th Regiment of Foot during the Revolt of 1797 against the Dutch the Sinhalese threw up earthworks and established a fort here After the British defeat in the 1st Kandyan War Kaduwela was occupied by a small force of British sepoys and lascoreens They were later reinforced by a mixed force of European troops and sepoys under Captain Charles Wilkinson Mercer of the 51st Regiment prior to the Battle of Hanwella Kaduwela Municipal Council EditMain article Kaduwela Municipal CouncilDemographics EditKaduwela Municipality area is a multi ethnic multi religious urban centre According to the census of 2012 the demographics by ethnicity and religion is as follows Religious amp Ethnic Identification in Kaduwela Municipality area 1 2 2012 PercentageBuddhist 227 954 90 44 Roman Catholic 12 520 4 97 Other Christian 3 879 1 54 Islam 3 735 1 48 Hindu 3 524 1 40 Other 445 0 18 Total 252 057 100 00 Sinhalese 241 104 95 65 Sri Lankan Tamil 4 605 1 83 Sri Lankan Moor 2 011 0 80 Burgher 1 194 0 47 Other 1 164 0 46 Malay 1 106 0 44 Indian Tamil 740 0 29 Sri Lankan Chetty 82 0 03 Baratha 51 0 02 Total 252 057 100 00 See also EditList of towns in Western Province Sri LankaReferences Edit Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary s Division 2012 Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka Population by divisional secretariat division religion and sex 2012 PDF External links EditKaduwela Municipal Council in Sinhala Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka This Western Province Sri Lanka location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaduwela Western Province amp oldid 1058931986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
