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Aparekka

Settlement in Sri Lanka

Summary

Settlement in Sri Lanka

Field	Value
official_name	Aparekka
settlement_type	Village
pushpin_map	Sri Lanka
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Aparekka in Sri Lanka
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sri Lanka
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Southern
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Matara District
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	1.755
population_as_of	2000
population_total	1,036
timezone	Sri Lanka Standard Time
utc_offset	+5:30
coordinates
elevation_m	25
postal_code_type	Post code
postal_code	81032

Aparekka is a village in Matara District in Southern Province of Sri Lanka.

The 2011 Sri Lankan census lists the following Grama Niladhari divisions within the Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat:

Aparekka North (population 690)
Uda Aparekka East (population 1,303)
Uda Aparekka (population 1,664)
Palle Aparekka (population 936)

History

An Attani-type pillar inscription belonging to the 10th century A.D. was discovered near the Sepalikarama Viharaya at Uda Aparekka. It records a grant made to a procession by a king-styled Abasalamevan Mapurmaka. A document belonging to the reign of King Bhuvanaikabahu VI mentions the name Aparekka as a village endowed by the king to a Buddhist monk named Anuruddha Sami. Also, Aparekka is mentioned as Averaca in a letter shared between King Rajasinha II and the Dutch.

Aparekka appears in the 1911 Ceylon Census as Uda (Upper) Aparekka, population of 1,059 in 1901 and 1,194 in 1911 and Palle (Lower) Aparekka, population of 2,109 in 1901 and 2,332 in 1911. The Ceylon Blue Book of 1920 lists separate vernacular schools for boy and girls. In 1935 geologist J.S. Coats discovered hexagonal corundum crystals associated with feldspar and biotite in the area.

Etymology

Although the reliability is low, some believe that the name Aparekka came into usage during the time of King Dutugemunu.

Transport

Aparekka is located on the Meddewatte - Kekanadure - Yatiyana Road (B284). It is immediately to the south of the Aparekka interchange.

Education

The following three schools are listed for Aparekka in the Devinuwara education division in 2020:

Aparekka Maha Vidyalaya
Aparekka Model School
Uda Aparekka Kanishta Vidyalaya, Uda Aparekka Nearby, Kokawala Central College is listed under Kokawala, Kekanadura. President Sirisena attended its centenary celebrations held on 11 March 2019.

References

"Sri Lanka Census of Population and Housing, 2011: Population by GN division and sex 2012". Sri Lanka Department of Census and Statistics.
(20 November 2023). "Uda Aparekka Sepalikaramaya".
(1904). "Correspondence between Raja Sinha II and the Dutch". The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland.
(1912). "Census of Ceylon, 1911 - Town and village statistics". Ceylon. Dept. of Census and Statistics.
(1921). "The Ceylon Blue Book for 1920".
Keller, P. C.. (2012-12-06). "Gemstones and their Origins". Springer Science & Business Media.
Vanarathana, K.. (1994). "Matara pura vidyathmaka ithihasaya". Thihagoda Sri Rohana Sanga Sabha Mulasthanaya.
(2020). "List of Provincial Schools in Southern Province 2020".
(2020). "List of Provincial Schools in Southern Province 2020".
Jayasekera, Sandun A. (13 March 2019). "disciplining children Role played by teachers has changed: President".

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