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]
Colombuthurai
கொழும்புத்துறை කොලොම්තර | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Colombuthurai  Colombuthurai | |
| Coordinates: 9°39′16.00″N 80°02′29.80″E / 9.6544444°N 80.0416111°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Jaffna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Jaffna |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 3,431 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Post Codes | 4136010-4136015 |
| Telephone Codes | 021 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
Schools
edit- Colombuthurai Hindu College, Jaffna
Temples
edit- Colombuthurai Pillayar Kovil
Notable people
edit- Yogaswami, Spiritual master
- V. Yogeswaran, Politician and former Member of Parliament.
- Sarojini Yogeswaran, Former Mayor of Jaffna.
- M.K.Eelaventhan, Politician and former Member of Parliament.
- Nishan Canagarajah, Pro-vice-chancellors of the University of Bristol, England.
- Suresh Canagarajah, Professor of Applied linguistics, English, and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jaffna fighting claims more". TamilNet. 4 September 2000.
- ^ "Know the Etymology: 130 - Colombo / Kozhumpu / Ko'lumpu / Ko'lamba". TamilNet. 11 May 2009.
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