Colombuthurai

Suburb in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

CountrySri Lanka
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes
4136010-4136015
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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
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionJaffna
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyJaffna
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
3,431
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes
4136010-4136015
Telephone Codes021
Vehicle registrationNP
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Schools

  • Colombuthurai Hindu College, Jaffna

Temples

  • Colombuthurai Pillayar Kovil

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