Nelukkulam
Suburb in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
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Nelukulam or Nelukkulam or Nellukkulam (official designation 218), (Tamil: நெளுக்குளம், romanized: Neḷukkuḷam; Sinhala: නෙළුකුලම්, romanized: neḷukulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka. Nelukkulam is located 5.1 km (3.17 mi) away from the centre of Vavuniya.[1][2]
Nelukkulam
நெளுக்குளம் නෙළුකුලම් | |
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Suburb | |
  Nelukkulam  Nelukkulam  Nelukkulam | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′29.70″N 80°27′25.70″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
| District | Vavuniya |
| Urban Council | Vavuniya Urban Council |
| Weather | |
| Named after | Lotus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Council |
| • Body | Grama Niladhari |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | 43000 |
| Area code | 024 |
Etymology
Nelu means lotus in Sinhala and the village is also known as Nelukkulam based on the lotus pond there.[3]
Location
Nelukkulam is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Vanuniya. It is bordered to the north by Poovarasankulam, to the east by Vannansinnakkulam, to the west by Kurukkal Puthukkulam, and to the south by Cheddikulam.