Bakamuna
| Bakamuna බකමුණ | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Bakamuna බකමුණ | |
| Coordinates: 7°46′59″N 80°49′6″E / 7.78306°N 80.81833°E | |
| Country |
 Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Central Province |
| District | Polonnaruwa District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elahera Pradeshiya Sabha |
| • President | Mr. Mohottige Amarawansha |
| Time zone | Time in Sri Lanka (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal code | 51250 |
| Area code(s) | 066 |
| Website | for school = plbmcc.sch.lk/web/ |
Bakamuna- බකමුණ is a village town in Sri Lanka. It is located within North Central Province. It has many ancient ruins in Sri Lanka such as Buduruwayaya temple, Oru bedi Siyambalawa, and the city is located near Moragahakanda reservoir with Mahaweli River tributary Amban Ganga. At the time of King Mahasen, the village was known as "Bakka amuna - Bakka Dam".
The village is a part of Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project included to "System G" previously, which was renamed as "System Moragahakanda".[1]
The cities around Bakamuna are, Dambulla, Puwakgahaulpota, Elahera, Siyambalawa, Heeratiya, Aththanakadawala, Kalu ganga, Handungamuwa, Damanayaya, Diyabeduma, Kottapitiya and Galmulla.
School
The town has school, Mahasen Isuru College, established on 1 June 1948, under the name "Bakamuna Mahasen Madya Maha Vidyalaya", with the principal R.M Rathnayake. Now the school is separated as primary and secondary sections and both sections has two different principals.
References
External links
- Department of Census and Statistics -Sri Lanka
- Lanka Property
- Get Map
- Isuru College
- Mahaweli Authority