Alawwa

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Alawwa is a town and divisional secretariat of the Kurunegala District in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The town is considered part of the Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from. The population was 63,667 according to the 2012 Sri Lankan census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don

Catholic cardinal (1947-)

D

Dingiri Bandara Welagedara

Sri Lankan politician (1915–1989)

M

Mercy Edirisinghe

singer

G

Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis

Sri Lankan bishop

G

Gunaratne Wanasinghe

Sri Lankan politician and JVP Publicity Head (1948−1989)

T

Tharaka Mahesh

Sri Lankan designer, artist and writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Western

• Mallehewa
  3.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Polgahawela
  5.1 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Boyawalana
  5.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Morawalapitiya
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Wadakada
  7.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Metikumbura
  7.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Dambadeniya
  8 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Kelegedara
  9.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pannala
  14.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Kurunegala
  15.9 mi away · pop. 30,300
• Yanthampalawa
  16.1 mi away · pop. 6,000
• Kuliyapitiya
  18.1 mi away · pop. 15,000

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Recently spotted species

Spotted Locust

Aularches miliaris

Seen 2026-09-18

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Seen 2026-09-17

Sri Lanka Green Snail

Beddomea albizonata

Seen 2026-09-13

Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus

Seen 2026-09-12

Grey Swallowtail Moth

Micronia aculeata

Seen 2026-09-12

Red Pierrot

Talicada nyseus

Seen 2026-09-11

Eupterote plumipes

Eupterote plumipes

Seen 2026-09-03

Common Lascar

Pantoporia hordonia

Seen 2026-09-03

Lioponera longitarsus

Lioponera longitarsus

Seen 2026-08-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).