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Kubalwella |
In the past, the pottery industry was home to many inhabitants in this village. The Sinhala name for this industryis “KumbalKarmanthaya” .Therefore this village has been named as Kumbalwella. |
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Galwadugoda |
Skilled craftsman who made stone sculptures were lived in this area .They were very popular among various parts of the island .The Sinhala term used to introduce them is “Galwaduwa”. Therefore this GramaNiladhari Division is named as “Galwadugoda. Sri SumangalaThilakarama Temple in this division is also an ancient temple in this division. |
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Fort |
On the permission of King Dharma Parakramabahuwho was in charge of state affairsfor Parakramabahu VIII of the Kotte, conducted the construction activities of Galle Fort . The construction activities was beganin a very small area of Galle fort which protruded to sea . In 1505, the fortress built by the sailors, including Lorenzo Almeida, wasnamed as Galle Fort. In 1640, the Dutch formed a tower with watchtowers and unique architectural features. In 1896, this was used by the British as their main administrative center. In 1988 it was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. |
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Kandewatta |
In the past , the village where the stonecutters lived was named as Galwadugodaand part of that village which surrounded by mountains was named as "Kandewatta" . |
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Chinakoratuwa |
In the past, the Chinese traveled to the famous port of Galle with a variety of textile products andduring the period theycarried out their business in Galle Town and stayed in the area where at present named as Cheenakortuwa. This area is named as Cheenakoratuwa because of the presence of Chinese people. The Dutch commandant who used Chinese people to grow vegetables in order to provide meals to the employees who engaged in the construction activates of fortress . Since this area is believed to be known as "Cheenakoratuwa". Nowadays, the soil of the area is very fertile and it can be assumed that this belief is true.
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Pokunuwaththa |
A princeof Siyamvisited Sri Lanka from Galle harbor and travelled to Kandy to visit the Most Sacred Tooth Relic. The prince believed that hisgeneration and Shakya generation are closely related. Therefore he believed that he has a relationship to Lord Buddha Theprince of Siam wanted to take the sacred tooth relic to his hand and he requested from the DiyawadanaNilame and the Mahanayaka,thero who was in charge of Theawa.As his request was rejected he got angryand came back to Galle with all gems and pearls he had taken to offer Buddha.He stayed in a temple close to Galle . The villagers were friendly with prince and persuaded him to bathe in a pool filled with blue water. He used to bath in that pond. The pond in this legend was situated in a land in extent of 8 acres and it was made withgranite stones.At present this pool cannot be seen and it was filled with soil and houses were constructed on it.It is believed that because of this ancient pond this area was named as Pokunawatta. |
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Dangedara |
During the colonial era, the bullock cart drivers who transportedgoods to Galle harbor stayed in this area. The people of this area volunteered to cater to those bullock cart drivers. In the past, a very wealthy elite people lived in this area and they helped the poor people. Therefore this area is believed to be known as “Dangedara” |
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Madawalamulla |
The name Madawalamulla was formed because there was a huge mud pit in the corner of the village. |
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Magalla |
This place is thought to have been named as Magalle due to parking of cattle of the bullock carts which used to transport cargo to Galle harbour. |
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Pettigalawaththa |
.Portuguese ,Dutch and British use the area close to Pettigalawatta sea border as “ruwaltota” during colonial periods . The cargo was transported by sail ships and thereafter it was transported to land by using carts named as “Petti Karaththa”. All the carts were then owned by the government, and after thatthe carts had been parked in the area named as Petti- Gala – Watta (this area is destroyed by tsunami disaster ) .At present this area is named as Pettigalawatta which was named as Petti- Gala – Watta during the past. |
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Makuluwa |
.This area is denoted by the “Makuluwa” as the area is plenty ofrock named as “Makul” |
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Katugod |
There were thorny bushes in this area before settling people. Therefore the name “katugoda” is used to denote the area even after settling people. |
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Welipatha |
There there was a large land called Welipatha Estate.Later the area is named as Welipatha. |
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Dadalla |
During the Portuguese period if a person a had committed any crimea mark is made on his palm as a fine for that. In Sinhala language it is named as “Dada alla”.It is believed that Dadalla derived from the name Dada alla. Later this village is named as Dadalla. |
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Walauwaththa |
During the ancient period a headman who had a palace (walauwa)lived in this area and he donated hiswalauwa to the temple. The temple is called the Mahawalauwe temple. Later the area was calledWalauwatta. |
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Ginthota |
This area is named as “Gintota” since the end point of river Ging flows to sea fromthis area which starts from Gongala mountain. |
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Welipitimodara |
This area was located in vicinity of three ancient temples.It is believed that Queen Sugala who fought with ‘” Soli army” hide in this area.
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Bope |
In the past a there was a large Bo –tree in this area. Due to the presence of the Bo-tree the area is known as Bope. |
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Ukwaththa |
The people live in this area were engaged in sugarcane industry . Therefore this area was named UkWatta.(Uk-Sugarcane , Watta –Land) |
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Ethiligoda |
In ancient times the elephants werekept in this area. The elephants from various parts of the countryhad kept in this area. Therefore the area is named as Eththiligoda . |
