Mahalakotuwa is situated in the Central Province .It belongs to Matale district and has situated  about 40 Km away from Matale city.Naturaly the village of Mahalakotuwa is situated in a mountainous area which is about 2560feet high of the sea level.
The history of the village goes as far back as era of Rawana  and it’s proved from the places  such as Rawanagala ,Lakegala and Yahangala according to the legend , well built,strong,stubborn,person had been banished to the area as a punishment of the king  and he has cultivated and developed this area  within a very short time period .it is said that  later even the queen had been to this area  to witness the development .Even now  this area is renowned for wellbuilt,strong,people.
Mahalakotuwa is spread through out an  area of  75 square miles and agriculture is the main livelihood of the villagers. paddy cultivation is basically done in the period of “maha”while the period of “yala”is full of vegetable cultivation.Trees like Jack,Dhel,Orange,Nelli are  almost in every garden and meals which are consisted with hand picked vegetables and fruits proved the self sufficiency of the villagers.Although the “chena”cultivation is wellknown among the villagers it has been confined only to the gardens of the dwellers.Vegetables such as tomatoes,beans,chillie,brinjal  and grains like kurakkan,sesom,greengram ,koupi,corn,are mostly sold to the boutiques of the villagers and normally consumed by the villagers them selves.
Most peasants begin their day with a kurakkan roti  and the rest of the day is spent with the heavy work of cultivation and that keeps the farmers  fit and healthy.They are almost aware less of  diabetes,cholesterol,and fatal cancers.

Out standing

The hospitality of the villagers is still greatly visible in the village.they are genuine and have a great rapport .The geographic factors of the village have made them supportive and nobody could live on their own  as everybody has to depend on others in  aspects.Although the “Aththam kramaya”(help each other when cultivating their fields)is unique for paddy cultivation.Most agricultural aspects take place in their village in the manner of “Aththam”.

A compact family style could be still seen in the village .All grandparents,parents,  children and grand children live in the same household and the ancient heritage  is handed over to the next generation by the elders.Mostly they are gifted to the next generation as folk tales and poems.

CHILDHOOD OF THE VILLAGE
 Most of the times children are brought up with their parents and grand parents.At present they step in to the nursery school before entering the kindergarten.And the nursery schools basically held by some young who have passed their A/L exam.After the nursery education kids are entered to the primary school .There are 2 other schools in the vicinity and Mahalakotuwa Sri sumana M.V. is situated in Mahalakotuwa village.
Children who bare footing to school  in the morning ,straightly run to the rivers or paddy fields after school.Young boys support their parents by looking after cattle,feeding them and bringing food to places  where their parents work.Young girls are little bit reluctant to step out the home and  prefer to being with mother or grand mother.Little boys are fond of fruits like nelli,dan,himbutu,karamba and prefer to hang around with their  peer groups to fill their pockets with these fruits.They have a thorough knowledge on jungle, animals and weather.The education passing from one generation to other has coursed this in a great scale.Most little boys have the inborn  talent      to  swimming,diving,and several other water games.