Udispattuwa is a village in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. It is located within
Central Province.
2018 ethnic riots
The
anti-Muslim riots between Buddhists and Muslims was held in 2018 started from the Udispattuwa area of the Kandy District. The communal violences caused several damages to the properties, lives of both Sinhalese Buddhists and Muslims in the area with a
state of emergency
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state before, during, o ...
being imposed in Sri Lanka for 10 days.
See also
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List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province is a Provinces of Sri Lanka, province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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References
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Populated places in Kandy District