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Villus are marshy areas that occur along river floodplains, occupying the natural river levees. Each villu consists of a saucer-shaped pool that is more or less filled with water throughout the year, and a marginal floodplain that is inundated only during floods. Villus are also known as ox-bow lakes in other parts of the world.
There are more than 38 villus identified downstream of the Mahaweli River, out of which 6 are found in the Polonnaruwa district. They are Handapanwila, Bandiyawila, Karapola, Muthugala, Katuwanwila and Manampitiya.
Katuwanwila is a predominantly Muslim settlement which lies 15km off Sevanagala along the Mahaweli River to the North. Passing the village center and paddy fields, nestled between 2 ponds near the Mahaweli Ganga, lies some ancient buildings which no identification has been done yet.
The Archaeological site of Katuwanwila with ruins of building allotted by Geographical data Nos. mentioned below in Katuwanwila Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No.268 of Katuwanwila in Welikanda Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st February 2023.
The location is given as
North Latitudes East Longitudes
8° 0′ 48.87”N – 81° 9′ 21.37” E
8° 0′ 48.16”N – 81° 9′ 25.88” E
8° 0′ 46.03”N – 81° 9′ 26.12” E
8° 0′ 44.83”N – 81° 9′ 22.30” E
References
- Wikramanayaka, V. (2023) ‘Monuments to be declared as Ancient Monuments’, The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka EXTRAORDINARY, 2317/57, p. 4A.
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Map of Welikanda Katuwanwila Archaeological Site
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Travel Directions to Welikanda Katuwanwila Archaeological Site
The modern town of Polonnaruwa is also known as New Town, and the other part of Polonnaruwa remains the royal ancient city of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.
| Route from Colombo to Polonnaruwa Sacred City | Route from Kandy to Polonnaruwa Sacred City |
| Through : Central Highway – Kurunegala – Dambulla Distance from Colombo :230 km Travel Time : 4.45 hours Driving Directions : see on Google map | Through : Matale – Dambulla – Habarana Distance : 140 km Travel Time : 3.5 hours Driving Directions : see on Google maps |
| Route from Anuradhapura to Polonnaruwa Sacred City | Route from Batticaloa to Polonnaruwa Sacred City |
| Though : Maradankadawala – Habarana Distance : 103 km Travel Time : 2 hours Driving Directions : see on Google map | Though : Chenkaladi – Valachchena Distance : 97 km Travel Time : 2 hours Driving Directions : see on Google map |
| Route from Polonnaruwa to Welikanda Katuwanwila Archaeological Site |
| Through : Manampitiya – Welikanda Distance : 37 km Travel time : 1 hour Driving directions : see on google map |