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Madhu (Tamil: மடு, Sinhala: ගිලෙන්න) is a town in Mannar District, Sri Lanka. The prominent church and pilgrimage site, the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, is located here.[2] There are also several Hindu temples all throughout the city.
Madhu
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Coordinates: 8°51′0″N 80°12′0″E / 8.85000°N 80.20000°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
District | Mannar |
DS Division | Madhu |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 7,711 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Sri Lankan Tamils | 87.9% |
• Sri Lankan Moors | 7.2% |
• Sinhalese | 4.3% |
Religion | |
• Hindu | 48.1% |
• Roman Catholic | 38.9% |
• Muslim | 7.2% |
Infrastructure
editMadhu has a railway station (Madhu Road station) on the Mannar Line, with services to Medawachchiya.
References
edit- ^ "Latest District, DS Division and GN Division Level Information". Department of Census and Statistics. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ S. J. Anthony Fernando Madhu Church ready for August festival pilgrims Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Daily News, Sri Lanka
8°51′N 80°12′E / 8.850°N 80.200°E