Bakamuna

Bakamuna
බකමුණ
Village
Bakamuna
බකමුණ
Coordinates: 7°46′59″N 80°49′6″E / 7.78306°N 80.81833°E / 7.78306; 80.81833
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.

Old bridge across the Yodha ela, Bakamuna

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.

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