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Bakamuna

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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Postal code
  
51250

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:48 PM

District
  
Polonnaruwa District

Province
  
North Central Province

Area code
  
066

Bakamuna

Time zone
  
Time in Sri Lanka (UTC+5:30)

Website
  
for school = plbmcc.sch.lk/web/

Weather
  
24°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 91% Humidity

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".

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Map of Bakamuna, Sri Lanka

The village is a part of Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project included to "System G" previously, which was renamed as "System Moragahakanda".

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

Bakamuna Wikipedia