Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Merukandara
Merukandara:A district in Malaya (in Ceylon) often sought as a place of refuge - e.g.,by Kassapa,son of Upatissa III.(Cv.xli.19); Jetthatissa,son of Asiggāhaka Sanghatissa (Cv.xliv.28) and Potthakuttha (Cv.xlvii.58).
Vijayabāhu I.gave Merukandara as dowry to his daughter,Yasodharā,who married Vīravanna (Cv.lix.27).
The village of Vacāvātaka was in Merukandara.Cv.lxx.282.