Madampe

Madampe
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	North Western Province
District	Puttalam District
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

Madampe is a town situated in the Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

The town has a historic Hindu and Buddhist temple. The Roman Catholic Church of St. Sebastian is also located in the town.

Madampe has a thriving coconut industry with coir factories in the region. The town is surrounded by vast coconut plantations.

Many well known Sri Lankan families have lived in Madampe, including Mudaliyar James Caulfield Herat Seneviratne and members of the Seneviratne and Corea families who lived in the historic home called 'Corea Court' near the town. The estates surrounding 'Corea Court' were given to the Seneviratne family by the King of Sri Lanka in 1758.

Mrs Gwendoline Seneviratne, daughter of Dr. James Alfred Ernest Corea, brother of the freedom fighters, Charles Edgar Corea and Victor Corea, regarded as national heroes of Sri Lanka, has lived here, so has Government Agent James Alfred Corea who was Mohandiram of Madampe. They have helped and supported the people of Madampe.

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