Coordinates: 9°39′16.00″N 80°02′29.80″E / 9.6544444°N 80.0416111°E / 9.6544444; 80.0416111

Colombuthurai

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Colombuthurai
கொழும்புத்துறை
කොලොම්තර
Suburb
Colombuthurai is located in Northern Province
Colombuthurai
Colombuthurai
Colombuthurai is located in Sri Lanka
Colombuthurai
Colombuthurai
Coordinates: 9°39′16.00″N 80°02′29.80″E / 9.6544444°N 80.0416111°E / 9.6544444; 80.0416111
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionJaffna
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyJaffna
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total3,431
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes
4136010-4136015
Telephone Codes021
Vehicle registrationNP

Colombuthurai (Tamil: கொழும்புத்துறை, romanized: Koḻumputtuṟai; Sinhala: කොලොම්තර Kolomtara) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[2] Colombuthurai means "the port at the bending point" in Tamil and is derived from the Tamil words kolu (plough point) and thurai (port).[3] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Colombuthurai East and Colombuthurai West) whose combined population was 3,431 at the 2012 census.[1]

Schools

  • Colombuthurai Hindu College, Jaffna

Temples

  • Colombuthurai Pillayar Kovil

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 154. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ^ "Jaffna fighting claims more". TamilNet. 4 September 2000.
  3. ^ "Know the Etymology: 130 - Colombo / Kozhumpu / Ko'lumpu / Ko'lamba". TamilNet. 11 May 2009.
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