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Urumuththa Almeda Maha Vidyalaya (commonly known as Urumuththa) is a government school for boys and girls in Urumuththa Akuressa, Sri Lanka located in the Akuressa Road Urumuththa Village. The college is situated in a hilly area, close to Akuressa main road with natural surroundings. The college was initially founded as a Buddhist school in 1930. It presently consists of over 1000 students with children studying from primary level to secondary level education with a faculty of 40 teachers.
History
In 1930 Mr. Almeda started a small school using coconut foliage and wattle near the Urumuththa Kanitu Viduhala. It was the private Buddhist school.